Breastfeeding and Protein Intake Influence Body Mass Index from 2 Months to 22 Years in the Cebu Longitudinal Health and Nutrition Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Protein intake (PI) may alter adiposity but few studies have explored the age-specific associations of PI with body mass index (BMI).

Objective

We analyzed how PI and breastfeeding relate to BMI in the CLHNS (Cebu Longitudinal Health and Nutrition Survey), an observational Filipino birth cohort (1983-2005).

Methods

Random-effects longitudinal regression models estimated the association of daily breastfeeding frequency and energy-adjusted PI residuals with concurrent BMI z scores (zBMI) measured bimonthly from 2 to 24 mo (n = 2899), and the association of breastfeeding history and PI residuals with concurrent BMI using 5 surveys from 2 to 22 y (n = 2435). Models included statistical interactions between PI, breastfeeding, age, and energy intake and adjusted

SUBMITTER: Wright M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6457088 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature