Relationship between Acute Mastitis and Constitution of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Chinese Breastfeeding Mothers

Table 5

Logistic regression subgroup analysis for nipple infection, improper diet, and emotional stimulation.

Variances		b	Wald X^2	P	OR	95% CI for EXP (B)
						Lower	Upper
Nipple infection	Infant bite	1.052	9.375	0.002	2.863	1.460	5.615
	Milk pump damage	2.605	11.973	0.001	13.529	3.094	59.159
Improper diet	Spicy food	1.690	6.642	0.010	5.420	1.499	19.598
	warmfruit	1.690	6.642	0.010	5.420	1.499	19.598
	warmmeat and broth	1.112	15.181	<0.001	3.042	1.738	5.323
Emotional stimulation	Melancholy	1.113	13.355	<0.001	3.043	1.675	5.526

Warm food was defined as food having “warm, bright, or outward” attributes, such as spicy food, fatty meat, or broth and fruits like orange, dates, and bayberries, according to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). between the groups.