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Breastfeeding and childhood obesity: A 12‐country study.
- Source :
- Maternal & Child Nutrition; Jul2020, Vol. 16 Issue 3, p1-9, 9p
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- This study aimed to examine the association between breastfeeding and childhood obesity. A multinational cross‐sectional study of 4,740 children aged 9–11 years was conducted from 12 countries. Infant breastfeeding was recalled by parents or legal guardians. Height, weight, waist circumference, and body fat were obtained using standardized methods. The overall prevalence of obesity, central obesity, and high body fat were 12.3%, 9.9%, and 8.1%, respectively. After adjustment for maternal age at delivery, body mass index (BMI), highest maternal education, history of gestational diabetes, gestational age, and child's age, sex, birth weight, unhealthy diet pattern scores, moderate‐to‐vigorous physical activity, sleeping, and sedentary time, exclusive breastfeeding was associated with lower odds of obesity (odds ratio [OR] 0.76, 95% confidence interval, CI [0.57, 1.00]) and high body fat (OR 0.60, 95% CI [0.43, 0.84]) compared with exclusive formula feeding. The multivariable‐adjusted ORs based on different breastfeeding durations (none, 1–6, 6–12, and > 12 months) were 1.00, 0.74, 0.70, and 0.60 for obesity (Ptrend =.020) and 1.00, 0.64, 047, and 0.64 for high body fat (Ptrend =.012), respectively. These associations were no longer significant after adjustment for maternal BMI. Breastfeeding may be a protective factor for obesity and high body fat in 9‐ to 11‐year‐old children from 12 countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ADIPOSE tissues
BODY weight
BREASTFEEDING
BREASTFEEDING promotion
CHI-squared test
CONFIDENCE intervals
FOOD habits
GESTATIONAL age
CHILDHOOD obesity
RESEARCH funding
SLEEP
STATURE
EDUCATIONAL attainment
BODY mass index
ACCELEROMETRY
DISEASE prevalence
CROSS-sectional method
SEDENTARY lifestyles
PHYSICAL activity
DATA analysis software
WAIST circumference
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
ODDS ratio
ONE-way analysis of variance
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17408695
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Maternal & Child Nutrition
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 143797904
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12984