Birth order of index infant was significant determinant of cessation of EBF among factors about child characteristics.
Maternal and paternal occupation, place of residence, postnatal counseling on exclusive breast-feeding, mode of delivery, and birth order of the index infant were significant predictors of cessation of exclusive breast-feeding.
The overall mortality rate in these infants was significant (30%).
Furthermore, the IAP of cases with live infants was significant lower than that of those patients with non-viable pregnancies.
These findings open a new area of research on the use of leptin in the design of more appropriate infant formula, which is significant considering the increasing incidence of obesity and its associated medical complications.
Nonetheless, significant correlations were observed for IL-13 and IL-5 responses to different mycobacterial antigens Cytokine responses to mycobacterial antigens in BCG-vaccinated infants are heterogeneous and there is significant inter-individual variation.
Our meta-analysis, however, confirms that the overall effect of therapeutic hypothermia in infants with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy is significant.
All five variables related to infant temperament were significant in the uni-variate analysis including: baby having trouble sleeping, baby being demanding, baby not being content, baby being a difficult feeder and baby being difficult to comfort.
The association between persistent CMD and infant diarrhoea was significant for all separate groups of confounders.
Among them, the age of infant was a significant factor that accounted for 21.6% of PCA variance (Figure 4A), while other confounders such as host genetics, consumption of antibiotics, slight dietary differences during weaning and health status of the infants may account for small portions of the total PCA variance.
