Breastfeeding and overweight in childhood: Evidence from the Pelotas 1993 birth cohort study

C. L. Araújo; C. G. Victora; P. C. Hallal; D. P. Gigante

doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803160

Breastfeeding and overweight in childhood: Evidence from the Pelotas 1993 birth cohort study

C. L. Araújo, C. G. Victora, P. C. Hallal, D. P. Gigante

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Objectives:The effect of breastfeeding duration on the prevalence of overweight and on mean weight for height z-score (WHZ) was evaluated in Brazilian children.Design:Prospective population-based birth cohort study.Subjects:In total, 1273 children aged 4 years, corresponding to a follow-up rate of 87.2%.Measurements:Three explanatory variables were studied: duration of any breastfeeding, duration of exclusive or predominant breastfeeding, and ever breastfeeding. Weight and height were measured using a digital electronic scale and a portable stadiometer. Overweight was defined as WHZ >2 using the National Center for Health Statistics reference curve.Results:Overweight prevalence at the age of 4 years was 10.2% (95% CI 8.4; 11.8). The lowest prevalence (6.5%) was observed among children breastfed for

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	500-506
Number of pages	7
Journal	International Journal of Obesity
Volume	30
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ijo.0803160
State	Published - Mar 2006
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Adiposity
Cohort studies
Human
Infant feeding
Longitudinal
Milk
Prospective studies

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Medicine (miscellaneous)
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Endocrinology
Food Science
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

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