Table 1

Characteristics of mothers and children and duration of breast feeding

		Breast feeding at:
		<3 months	3–6 months	⩾6 months	p value
Number breast fed	59	72	214
Mother
Maternal age	28.0 (3.5)	29.0 (3.8)	29.6 (3.9)^1-150	0.011
Raven score	46.8 (6.6)	47.6 (8.0)	49.7 (5.9)^1-151	0.019
HSQ score^1-152	34.7 (3.6)	35.1 (2.4)	35.6 (3.0)	0.209
Maternal income^1-153	9692 (4076)	9565 (5105)	10985 (5555)	0.135
Paternal income^1-153	17497 (6956)	19205 (7995)	20114 (8412)	0.184
Child
Birth weight (g)	3592 (494)	3642 (548)	3679 (529)	0.239
Length (cm)	50.6 (2.0)	51.3 (2.0)	51.0 (2.2)	0.244
Head circumference (cm)	35.4 (1.2)	35.3 (1.2)	35.3 (1.3)	0.937
Gestational age (wk)	39.7 (1.3)	39.7 (1.3)	39.6 (1.2)	0.866

Results expressed as mean (SD).
↵1-150 Significantly different from <3 months (p = 0.013, Scheffé's test).
↵1-151 Significantly different from <3 months (p = 0.05, Scheffé's test).
↵1-152 Home Screening Questionaire.
↵1-153 Income per month (NOK).