The Impact of Attrition in an 11-Year Prospective Longitudinal Study of Younger Women

Powers, Jennifer R.; Loxton, Deborah

doi:10.1016/j.annepidem.2010.01.002

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“…Analysis of the relatively high attrition between baseline and Survey Two (n 9688; conducted in 2000; women aged 22-27 years) has concluded that possible biases due to loss to follow-up do not limit significant longitudinal analysis of these data (28) In order to use the most recent child birth information, we restricted the sample to parous women who answered Surveys One and Six (n 5917). Our final sample included complete cases for all exposures (n 4777).…”

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High education and increased parity are associated with breast-feeding initiation and duration among Australian women

Holowko

Jones

Koupil

et al. 2016

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: Breast-feeding is associated with positive maternal and infant health and development outcomes. To assist identifying women less likely to meet infant nutritional guidelines, we investigated the role of socio-economic position and parity on initiation of and sustaining breast-feeding for at least 6 months. Design: Prospective cohort study. Setting: Australia. Subjects: Parous women from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (born 1973-78), with self-reported reproductive and breast-feeding history (N 4777). Results: While 89 % of women (83 % of infants) had ever breast-fed, only 60 % of infants were breast-fed for at least 6 months. Multiparous women were more likely to breast-feed their first child (~90 % v.~71 % of primiparous women), and women who breast-fed their first child were more likely to breast-feed subsequent children. Women with a low education (adjusted OR (95 % CI): 2·09 (1·67, 2·62)) or a very low-educated parent (1·47 (1·16, 1·88)) had increased odds of not initiating breast-feeding with their first or subsequent children. While fewer women initiated breast-feeding with their youngest child, this was most pronounced among high-educated women. While~60 % of women breast-fed their first, second and third child for at least 6 months, low-educated women (first child, adjusted OR (95 % CI): 2·19 (1·79, 2·68)) and women with a very low (1·82 (1·49, 2·22)) or low-educated parent (1·69 (1·33, 2·14)) had increased odds of not breast-feeding for at least 6 months. Conclusions: A greater understanding of barriers to initiating and sustaining breastfeeding, some of which are socio-economic-specific, may assist in reducing inequalities in infant breast-feeding. KeywordsBreast-feeding initiation Breast-feeding duration Social inequalities Socio-economic position Infant feeding guidelinesThe Australian Dietary Guidelines recommend exclusive breast-feeding of infants up to at least 6 months, with further continued breast-feeding up to 12 months and beyond (1) . These recommendations are based on the numerous positive and protective short-/long-term effects of breast-feeding for both the infant and mother (2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7) and are in accordance with the WHO recommendation of exclusive breast-feeding up to 6 months, followed by an introduction of complementary foods and continued breast-feeding thereafter (2) .In 2010, it was estimated that breast-feeding was initiated with 96 % of Australian infants; however, only 15 % of infants were exclusively breast-fed up to the recommended 6 months (21 % predominantly breast-fed) (6) . With 60 % of infants breast-fed at all (be it exclusive, full/predominant or complementary) at 6 months, information about breast-feeding duration based on birth order is scarce.Maternal attributes positively associated with breastfeeding initiation and duration include: higher maternal age (6,(8)(9)(10)(11) ; higher maternal education (6,(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13) , although not in all studies (10) ; higher family income (8) ; being married (9,11) , although no...

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Section: Study Design and Participantsmentioning

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High education and increased parity are associated with breast-feeding initiation and duration among Australian women

Holowko

Jones

Koupil

et al. 2016

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“…In the mid-age cohort, more women are employed while in the younger cohort, women in the workforce are under-represented (11) . Further, the attenuation since baseline had minimal impact on representativeness (12) . Full details of recruitment and the sample's representativeness have been published previously (10,11) .…”

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How do women's diets compare with the new Australian dietary guidelines?

Mishra

Schoenaker

Mihrshahi

et al. 2014

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Objective: To compare women's diets with recommended intakes from the new Australian Dietary Guidelines (ADG 2013). Design: Cross-sectional study using data from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health. Diet was assessed using a validated FFQ. Setting: Two nationally representative age cohorts of Australian women. Subjects: Women in the young cohort (born 1973-1978, aged 31-36 years) and mid-age cohort (born 1946-1951, aged 50-55 years). Women (n 18 226) were categorised into three groups: 'young women' (n 5760), young 'pregnant women' at the time or who had given birth in the 12 months prior to the survey (n 1999) and 'mid-age women' (n 10 467). Results: Less than 2 % of women in all three groups attained the ADG 2013 recommendation of five daily servings of vegetables, with the majority needing more than two additional servings. For young women, less than one-third met recommendations for fruit (32%) and meat and alternatives (28 %), while only a small minority did so for dairy (12 %) and cereals (7 %). Fifty per cent of pregnant women met guidelines for fruit, but low percentages reached guidelines for dairy (22 %), meat and alternatives (10 %) and cereals (2?5 %). For mid-age women, adherence was higher for meat and alternatives (41 %) and cereals (45 %), whereas only 1 % had the suggested dairy intake of four daily servings. Conclusions: For most women to follow ADG 2013 recommendations would require substantially increased consumption of cereals, vegetables and dairy. Findings have implications for tailoring the dissemination of dietary guidelines for women in different age groups and for pregnant women.

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“…In the 1973-78 cohort, non-response may be due to the highly mobile nature of young women. However, prior research suggests no serious bias in results from longitudinal analyses between risk factors and health outcomes in this cohort [49]. Retention rates for the 1946-51 cohort was 83% at survey 6, and non-response mainly due to being unable to contact participants.…”

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The relationship between SF-6D utility scores and lifestyle factors across three life stages: evidence from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health

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Purpose: To investigate how SF-6D utility scores change with age between generations of women, and to quantify the relationship of SF-6D with lifestyle factors across life-stages.Methods: Up to seven waves of self-reported, longitudinal data were drawn for the 1973-78 (young, N=13772), 1946-51 (mid-age, N=12792), 1921-26 (older, N=9972) cohorts from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health. Mixed effects models were employed for analysis.Results: Young and mid-age women had similar average SF-6D scores at baseline (0.63-0.64), which remained consistent over 16 year period. However, older women had lower scores at baseline at 0.57 which steadily declined over 15 years. Across cohorts, low education attainment, greater difficulty in managing on income, obesity, physical inactivity, heavy smoking, non-drinking and increasing stress levels were associated with lower SF-6D scores. The magnitude of effect varied between cohorts. SF-6D scores were lower amongst young women with high risk drinking behaviours than low-risk drinkers. Mid-age women who were underweight, never married, or underwent surgical menopause also reported lower SF-6D scores. Older women who lived in remote areas, who were ex-smokers, or were underweight reported lower SF-6D scores. Conclusion:The SF-6D utility score is sensitive to differences in lifestyle factors across adult lifestages. Gradual loss of physical functioning may explain the steady decline in health for older women. Key factors associated with SF-6D include physical activity, body mass index, menopause status, smoking, alcohol use and stress. Factors associated with poorer SF-6D scores vary in type and magnitude at different life stages.3

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The Impact of Attrition in an 11-Year Prospective Longitudinal Study of Younger Women

Cited by 118 publications

References 8 publications

High education and increased parity are associated with breast-feeding initiation and duration among Australian women

High education and increased parity are associated with breast-feeding initiation and duration among Australian women

How do women's diets compare with the new Australian dietary guidelines?

The relationship between SF-6D utility scores and lifestyle factors across three life stages: evidence from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health

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