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Table 1 Bivariate associations and descriptive statistics for males (N = 433)

From: Breast may not always be best: moderation of effects of postnatal depression by breastfeeding and infant sex

 

9 week IBQ

14 month IBQ

9 week EPDS

Breast fed

Younger maternal age

Stroking

Birthweight by gestational age

Obstetric risk

Left school aged 16

Not married

Smoked

Most deprived quintile

9 week IBQ

 

0.21***

0.26***

0.07

− 0.05

0.01

− 0.07

0.03

− 0.04

0.05

− 0.01

− 0.07

14 month IBQ

  

0.04

− 0.03

0.08

0.08

0.02

0.06

0.01

0.11+

0.07

0.02

9 week EPDS

   

0.04

0.02

0.01

− 0.02

− 0.07

0.03

0.12*

0.09+

0.04

Breastfed

    

− 0.14**

0.02

0.01

− 0.02

− 0.37***

− 0.20+

− 0.43***

− 0.24**

Mean

2.60

3.43

5.87

 

28.64

3.88

87.10

2.21

    

SD

0.63

0.94

4.86

 

5.50

0.74

12.39

1.21

    

N

   

112

    

89

77

48

145

%

   

25.6

    

21.0

78.2

11.5

34.2

  1. Significant results are highlighted in bold
  2. IBQ Infant Behaviour Questionnaire, EPDS Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
  3. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001