Breastfeeding is associated with reduced risks of central obesity and hypertension in young school-aged children: a large, population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies examined the effects of breastfeeding on measured values of body circumferences or blood pressure during childhood. However, limited data are available for the association between child feeding and a specific disease diagnosed as central obesity or hypertension. Hence, we aimed to examine whether the type and duration of breastfeeding are associated with obesity/central obesity or hypertension in young school-aged children.

Methods

We matched the data obtained from a cross-sectional survey in 2019 with retrospective breastfeeding information recorded in the database. Heights, weights, waist circumferences, and blood pressures of 8480 children in first grade of primary schools in Shanghai, China were measured to diagnose obesity, central obesity, a

SUBMITTER: Lin D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10496387 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature