Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding in Relation to BMI and Overweight

This study examines the associations between different types of infant feeding and BMI and overweight in childhood. The study is based on the Danish National Birth Cohort, established in 1996.

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Key information

Conditions

Child Overweight Behavior Body Weight Breast Feeding Feeding Behavior Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Overnutrition Overweight Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Observational

About this study

The objective of the study is to examine whether duration of breastfeeding, timing of introduction of complementary food and protein intake at 18 months are associated with BMI and overweight at ages 7 and 11 years, independent of BMI during infancy.

Children participating in the Danish National Birth Cohort were followed-up at ages 7 and 11years. Information on infant feeding, protein intake at 18 months, Ponderal Index at birth, child BMI (5 months, 12 months, 7 and 11 years) and several parental factors was available.

Path analysis was used to assess the direct and indirect effects of infant feeding on BMI z-scores at ages 7 (n= 36,481) and 11y (n=22,047). Logistic regression analyses were used to examine associations with overweight.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

The women were invited at their first antenatal visit at the general practitioner.Women were included if they intended to carry the pregnancy to term, had a permanent address in Denmark, and spoke Danish well enough to participate in telephone interviews.

Exclusion criteria

Women who were not pregnant.

Treatment and study plan

Danish National Birth Cohort

Other

DNBC is a nationwide cohort study of pregnant women and their offspring. The women were enrolled early during pregnancy between 1996 and 2002. They provided information on exposures during and after pregnancy by means of four computer-assisted telephone interviews in gestational weeks 12 and 30 and post-partum when the child was 6 and 18 months old.

Primary outcomes

Child overweight

Time frame: 2003-2014

The parent reported the height and weight of the children at approximately 7 and 11 years of age.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg

Other

Collaborators

University of Copenhagen

Registry information

Official study title

Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding in Relation to BMI and Overweight at Ages 7 and 11 Years - a Path Analysis Within the Danish National Birth Cohort

Important dates

Study start: 2017
Primary completion: 2017
Study completion: 2017
First posted: Nov 7, 2017
Registry last updated: Nov 8, 2017

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