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Table 2 Reproductive features in study population

From: Association of breastfeeding and postmenopausal osteoporosis in Chinese women: a community-based retrospective study

Characteristic

All women (n = 202)

Non-osteoporosis (n = 52)

Osteoporosis (n = 150)

p-value*

Menarche age

12.94 ± 0.95

12.73 ± 0.99

13.01 ± 0.93

0.083

Menopause age

50.76 ± 2.62

50.21 ± 2.50

50.95 ± 2.64

0.072

Number of pregnancy

3.98 ± 1.13

3.33 ± 0.81

4.20 ± 1.14

< 0.001

Parity

1.77 ± 0.97

1.31 ± 0.64

1.93 ± 1.02

< 0.001

Feeding pattern, n (%)

 Breastfeeding

186 (92.1%)

49 (94.3%)

137 (91.3%)

0.362

 Artificial feeding

4 (2.0%)

2 (3.8%)

2 (1.3%)

 

 Mixed feeding

12 (5.9%)

1 (1.9%)

11 (7.4%)

 

 Overall breastfeeding duration

21.68 ± 12.78

16.88 ± 9.86

23.35 ± 13.28

0.002

Overall breastfeeding duration, n (%)

 Never

4 (2.0%)

2 (3.8%)

2 (1.3%)

0.002

 1–12 months

84 (41.6%)

26 (50.0%)

58 (38.7%)

 

 12–24 months

74 (36.6%)

23 (44.3%)

51 (34.0%)

 

  > 24 month

40 (19.8%)

1 (1.9%)

39 (26.0%)

 
  1. *p-value are calculate using Chi-square test for categorical variables, t-test for continuous variables
  2. p<0.05 were considered significant. Entries in boldface are significant