Validity of maternal reporting of breast feeding history and the association with blood lipids in 17 year olds in Jerusalem.

Kark, Jeremy D.; Troya, G; Friedlander, Yechiel; Slater, Paul E.; Stein, Y.

doi:10.1136/jech.38.3.218

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“…Although the studied population had a high level of schooling, and although a number of studies show evidence of reasonable accuracy for information provided by mothers regarding the length for which their children were breastfed, 6,8,10 it is possible that this information was not sufficiently precise in the present study. Such lack of precision would tend to obscure eventual associations between duration of breastfeeding and school-age obesity, driving the odds ratios towards the unit.…”

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Amamentação na infância e obesidade na idade escolar em famílias de alto nível socioeconômico

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Monteiro

2007

Rev. Saúde Pública

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OBJECTIVE:To examine the association between breastfeeding and obesity in school-age children from Brazilian families of high socioeconomic status. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was conducted including 555 students aged six to 14 years from a private school in the city of Sao Paulo. Obesity -the outcome variable -was defined as body mass index at or above the 85 th centile plus sub scapular and triceps skin folds at or above the 90th centile using the sex and age specific standards of the US National Center for Health Statistics. Exposure was the frequency and duration of breastfeeding. Potential confounders, controlled for using multiple logistic regression, included child sex, age, birthweight, and dietary and physical activity patterns, and maternal age, body mass index, schooling, and practice of sports or physical exercise. RESULTS:Prevalence of obesity in the studied population was 26%. After confounder adjustment, the risk of obesity in children that had never been breastfed was twice that of other children (OR=2.06; 95% CI: 1.02; 4.16). There was no doseresponse effect of duration of breastfeeding on prevalence of child obesity. CONCLUSIONS:Children who were never breastfed showed greater prevalence of obesity at school age. The absence of a dose-response effect in the relationship between duration of breastfeeding and prevalence of obesity and the still controversial findings regarding this association reported by other authors indicate a need for further studies on the subject, in particular studies with longitudinal design.

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Amamentação na infância e obesidade na idade escolar em famílias de alto nível socioeconômico

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Monteiro

2007

Rev. Saúde Pública

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“…However, the parents were asked to confirm the data on breast feeding from well-baby clinic medical records, a fact that increases reliability of infant nutritional data. It has also been shown that maternal recollection of their children's infant feeding remains accurate up to 20 years after birth (Kark et al, 1984). Unfortunately, we did not have data to separate those subjects who were exclusively breast fed (with no addition of any formula or other milks) or partially breast fed.…”

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Breast feeding in infancy and arterial endothelial function later in life. The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study

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Background/Objectives: Breast feeding in infancy may be associated with reduced cardiovascular morbidity in adulthood. We examined the association between breast feeding in infancy and arterial function and structure in adulthood in a populationbased cohort of Finnish adults. Subjects/Methods: Noninvasive ultrasound was used to measure brachial artery flow-mediated dilatation (FMD), carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) and carotid artery compliance (CAC) in 1667 young adults participating in the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study with data on early nutrition. Results: Maximal FMD was higher in breast-fed men compared to formula-fed men (7.2 ± 4.0 vs 5.9 ± 3.4%, P ¼ 0.029) while no differences were seen between breast-fed and formula-fed women (8.9±4.5 vs 8.8±5.0%, P ¼ 0.84). In men, the multivariable correlates of FMD included the group variable for breast feeding (P ¼ 0.014), birth weight (P ¼ 0.043), waist circumference (Po0.001) and baseline brachial artery diameter (Po0.001). In women, the multivariable correlates of FMD were birth weight (P ¼ 0.02), waist circumference (Po0.001) and brachial artery baseline diameter (Po0.001). Breast feeding was not significantly associated with IMT or CAC in multivariable models. Conclusions: Adult men who have been breast fed have better brachial endothelial function compared to men who have been formula fed.

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“…42 In this context, our prospective birth cohort study may have several advantages: (1) The data were collected close to their origination, ensuring a high degree of validity and precision of any early influences as well as later outcomes. Recall bias did not constitute a problem.…”

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Early determinants of childhood overweight and adiposity in a birth cohort study: role of breast-feeding

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BACKGROUND:The prevalence of adiposity in childhood is increasing. Is breast-feeding protective as suggested by cross-sectional studies? OBJECTIVE: In a longitudinal birth cohort study, we tested whether breast-feeding for more than 2 months has preventive effects against overweight and adiposity at 6 y. DESIGN: Of 1314 children representing the catchment areas of six delivery units, 918 could be followed up to the age of 6 y. Height, weight, and skin-fold thickness were measured at regular visits. As the criteria of overweight, obesity, and adiposity in the children, the 90th and the 97th percentiles of BMI and skin-fold values were used. Parents with a BMI at or above the 90th percentile, which was 27 kg/m 2 or more, were considered overweight. Infants bottle-fed from birth or breast-fed for less than 3 months were classified as 'bottle-fed' (BO), and those breast-fed for 3 months and more as 'breast-fed' (BR). Univariate comparisons and logistic regression analysis were performed applying SAS 6.12. The final logistic model consisted of the 480 cases for whom complete data for all variables were available. The potential effect of loss to follow-up was analysed by the Cochran-Mantel-Haenzel test: the outcomes were not significantly influenced by loss to follow-up. RESULTS: At birth BMIs were nearly identical in both groups. By 3 months, BO had significantly higher BMIs and thicker skin folds than BR. From 6 months on, compared to BR, a consistently higher proportion of BO children exceeded the 90th and the 97th percentile of BMI and skin-fold thickness reference values. From the age of 4 y to 5 and 6 y, in BO the prevalence of obesity nearly doubled and tripled, respectively. With only minor changes of obesity prevalence in BR, the difference of BMI and skinfold thickness between groups became statistically significant. Logistic regression analysis revealed that overweight of the mother, maternal smoking during pregnancy, bottle feeding, and low social status remained important risk factors for overweight and adiposity at 6 y of age. CONCLUSION: A maternal BMI of 27, bottle-feeding, maternal smoking during pregnancy, and low social status are risk factors for overweight and adiposity at 6 y of age. Early bottle-feeding brings forward the obesity rebound, predictive of obesity in later life.

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Validity of maternal reporting of breast feeding history and the association with blood lipids in 17 year olds in Jerusalem.

Cited by 93 publications

References 17 publications

Amamentação na infância e obesidade na idade escolar em famílias de alto nível socioeconômico

Amamentação na infância e obesidade na idade escolar em famílias de alto nível socioeconômico

Breast feeding in infancy and arterial endothelial function later in life. The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study

Early determinants of childhood overweight and adiposity in a birth cohort study: role of breast-feeding

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