Breastfeeding duration and brain-body development in 9-10-year-olds: modulating effect of socioeconomic levels.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate relationships of breastfeeding duration with brain structure and adiposity markers in youth and how these relationships are modified by neighborhood socioeconomic environments (SEEs).

Methods

This was a cross-sectional study of youth enrolled in the Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study® (n = 7511). Mixed effects models examined associations of breastfeeding duration with global brain measures and adiposity markers, adjusting for sociodemographic, pre- and post-natal covariates. Stratified analysis was performed by area deprivation index (ADI) tertiles.

Results

Total cortical surface area (SA) (False Discovery Rate - FDR corrected P < 0.001), cortical (FDR corrected P < 0.001) and subcortical gray matter (GM) volume (FDR corr

SUBMITTER: Rajagopalan V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11798855 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature