Breastfeeding practices, timing of introduction of complementary beverages and foods and weight status in infants and toddlers participants of a WIC clinic in Puerto Rico

Table 3 Spearman correlation between breastfeeding duration, socio-demographic characteristics and timing of introduction of complementary beverages and foods

Variables	Duration of any breastfeeding R (p value)	Duration of exclusive breastfeeding R (p value)
Age of parents (years)	0.07 (p = 0.14)	0.10 (p = 0.10)
Number of children (count)	0.06 (p = 0.20)	0.04 (p = 0.31)
Education (years)	0.28 (p < 0.05)*	0.17 (p < 0.05)*
Age of introduction of water (months)	0.40 (p < 0.05)*	0.27 (p < 0.05)*
Age of introduction of formula (months)	0.37 (p < 0.05)*	0.50 (p < 0.05)*
Age of introduction of solid foods (months)	0.10 (p = 0.11)	0.10 (p = 0.11)
Age of introduction of juice (months)	0.27 (p < 0.05)*	0.20 (p < 0.05)*
Age of introduction of cow’s milk (months)	0.24 (p < 0.05)*	0.05 (p = 0.31)