Breast-feeding, rapid growth in the first year of life and excess weight at the age of 2 years: the 3D Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess relationships between breast-feeding, rapid growth in the first year of life and overweight/obesity status at the age of 2 years.

Design

As part of an observational, longitudinal study beginning in early pregnancy, multivariable logistic regressions were used to assess associations between breast-feeding duration (total and exclusive) and rapid weight gain (RWG) between birth and 1 year of age, and to determine predictors of overweight/obesity status at the age of 2 years.

Setting

Nine hospitals located in the province of Quebec, Canada.

Participants

A sample of 1599 term infants who participated in the 3D Cohort Study.

Results

Children having RWG in the first year and those having excess weight at the age of 2 years accounted for 28

SUBMITTER: Dubois L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9991789 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature