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Table 2 Association of demographic and clinical characteristics with learning quotient

From: Breastfeeding is associated with enhanced learning abilities in school-aged children

Characteristic

B (SE)

95% CI

p value

Age

−1.35 (0.48)

−2.30, −0.40

0.005

Gender

3.58 (0.68)

2.25, 4.91

<0.001

Area of residence

 Urban

R

R

R

 Industrial

−0.54 (0.76)

−2.03, 0.94

0.473

 Rural

−1.80 (0.98)

−3.71, 0.12

0.067

Annual family income

−3.17 (0.71)

−4.55, −1.78

<0.001

Years of maternal education

0.64 (0.16)

0.33, 0.96

<0.001

Birth weight

0.41 (0.74)

−1.03, 1.86

0.574

Gestational age at birth

−0.40 (0.36)

−0.91, 0.11

0.122

Age of mother at birth

−0.16 (0.09)

−0.34, 0.02

0.082

Maternal IQ

0.13 (0.03)

0.07, 0.19

<0.001