Duration of Breastfeeding in Infancy and Levels of Central Adiposity and Systemic Inflammation in Early Middle Adulthood.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Overweight, obesity, and systemic inflammation contribute to chronic degenerative diseases that are major public health burdens associated with aging. This longitudinal cohort study investigates whether the duration of breastfeeding in infancy predicts waist circumference and chronic systemic inflammation in early middle adulthood.

Methods

Survey-weighted regression models were implemented with data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, a nationally representative sample of adults (aged 33-44 years) with information on breastfeeding history as well as measures of waist circumference, C-reactive protein, and interleukin 6. Analyses focused on 3,417 and 3,570 participants with C-reactive protein and interleukin 6 measurements, respect

SUBMITTER: McDade TW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12318285 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature