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| Title |
Breastfeeding is associated with waist-to-height ratio in young adults
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| Published in |
BMC Public Health, December 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-015-2611-7 |
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| Authors |
Adam D. Bohr, Jason D. Boardman, Benjamin W. Domingue, Matthew B. McQueen |
| Abstract |
The current study investigated the association between breastfeeding and adult weight distribution using an emerging indicator of weight distribution, the waist-to-height ratio (WHtR). The study sample consisted of two subsamples of individuals that were part of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. One sample (n = 1 179) consisted of individuals from the sibling pair data. A second sample (n = 4 648) consisted of individuals that were not part of the paired data. Regression models were constructed to establish if there was a relationship between breastfeeding and two measures of weight distribution: WHtR and body mass index (BMI). Controls for parental socioeconomic status, maternal smoking, race, sex, age, birth weight, maternal BMI, genetic ancestry, and a genetic risk score (GRS) for obesity were included. In addition, a behavioral risk score (BRS) was constructed to control for other residual confounding factors. A significant, inverse relationship between breastfeeding and adult WHtR persisted in models constructed from the sibling pair sample (P = 0.002) and unrelated sample (P <0.0001). This association remained significant with the inclusion of ancestry principal components, GRS, and a measure of maternal obesity. The moderate association between breastfeeding and weight distribution persists into adulthood while controlling for potential confounders. This paper also provides evidence that the WHtR may be a superior outcome measure to BMI in studies investigating breastfeeding and obesity. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 63 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 9 | 14% |
| Researcher | 6 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 8% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 15 | 23% |
| Unknown | 20 | 31% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 13 | 20% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 20% |
| Social Sciences | 6 | 9% |
| Sports and Recreations | 3 | 5% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 4 | 6% |
| Unknown | 23 | 36% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 09 September 2021.
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#7,512,050
of 22,947,506 outputs
Outputs from BMC Public Health
#7,937
of 14,955 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#122,101
of 391,114 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Public Health
#126
of 255 outputs
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