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Table 3 Results of sem models testing the interaction term between breastfeeding and depression symptoms predicting age 9 week and 14 month IBQ distress to limits, after accounting for confounding variables

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

N = 857

Males

Females

 

Unstand. coeff (95% CI)

Stand. coeff (95% CI)

p

Unstand. coeff (95% CI)

Stand. coeff (95% CI)

p

Age 9 week IBQ distress to limits

 Age 9 week maternal depression

0.05 (0.03 to 0.07)

0.29 (0.18 to 0.39)

 < 0.001

0.06 (0.04 to 0.07)

0.33 (0.23 to 0.42)

 < 0.001

 Breastfeeding status

0.04 (− 0.07 to 0.15)

0.02 (− 0.03 to 0.06)

0.463

0.04 (− 0.01 to 0.09)

0.10 (− 0.01 to 0.20)

0.068

 Depression × breastfeeding

0.03 (− 0.02 to 0.07)

0.16 (− 0.10 to 0.42)

0.221

− 0.01 (− 0.05 to 0.03)

− 0.03 (− 0.24 to 0.19)

0.805

Age 14 month IBQ distress to limits

 Age 9 week maternal depression

0.02 (− 0.09 to 0.19)

0.07 (− 0.05 to 0.20)

0.261

0.03 (0.01 to 0.06)

0.14 (0.02 to 0.25)

0.024

 Breastfeeding status

0.05 (− 0.09 to 0.19)

0.09 (− 0.16 to 0.33)

0.489

− 0.11 (− 0.23 to 0.02)

− 0.17 (− 0.37 to 0.03)

0.097

 Depression × breastfeeding

− 0.03 (− 0.09 to 0.03)

− 0.13 (− 0.39 to 0.13)

0.311

0.05 (− 0.01 to 0.11)

0.19 (− 0.01 to 0.39)

0.063

  1. Significant results are highlighted in bold