Early weaning and other potential risk factors for overweight among preschool children

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Autor(a) principal: Balaban, Geni
Data de Publicação: 2010
Outros Autores: Motta, Maria Eugênia Farias Almeida, Silva, Giselia Alves Pontes
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Clinics
Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/clinics/article/view/18406
Resumo: OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether early weaning constitutes a risk factor for overweight at preschool age and to identify other factors that affect this association. METHODS: This was a case-control study of 366 children aged 2 to 6 years (176 boys and 190 girls) from three cities. The case group comprised overweight children, as defined by body mass index (BMI) for age greater than or equal to the 85th percentile. The main exposure analyzed was early weaning (exclusive or predominant breastfeeding for less than four months). RESULTS: Early weaning was a significant risk factor for overweight in univariate analysis (OR = 1.69; 95% CI: 1.10-2.60; p = 0.02), but not in multivariate analysis (OR = 1.42; 95% CI: 0.86-2.34; p = 0.17). Maternal overweight, birth weight >; 3,500 g and sedentarism were the main risk factors for overweight in multivariate analysis. DISCUSSION: In our study, the protective effect of breastfeeding against overweight was only shown in univariate analysis; it did not persist after controlling for other variables. It is possible that breastfeeding has only a small protective role against overweight in comparison with other variables of greater importance. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that the potential protective effect of breastfeeding against overweight among preschool children is weaker than genetic and other environmental factors.
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spelling Early weaning and other potential risk factors for overweight among preschool children ChildrenOverweightObesityBreastfeedingRisk factor OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether early weaning constitutes a risk factor for overweight at preschool age and to identify other factors that affect this association. METHODS: This was a case-control study of 366 children aged 2 to 6 years (176 boys and 190 girls) from three cities. The case group comprised overweight children, as defined by body mass index (BMI) for age greater than or equal to the 85th percentile. The main exposure analyzed was early weaning (exclusive or predominant breastfeeding for less than four months). RESULTS: Early weaning was a significant risk factor for overweight in univariate analysis (OR = 1.69; 95% CI: 1.10-2.60; p = 0.02), but not in multivariate analysis (OR = 1.42; 95% CI: 0.86-2.34; p = 0.17). Maternal overweight, birth weight >; 3,500 g and sedentarism were the main risk factors for overweight in multivariate analysis. DISCUSSION: In our study, the protective effect of breastfeeding against overweight was only shown in univariate analysis; it did not persist after controlling for other variables. It is possible that breastfeeding has only a small protective role against overweight in comparison with other variables of greater importance. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that the potential protective effect of breastfeeding against overweight among preschool children is weaker than genetic and other environmental factors. Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo2010-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/clinics/article/view/1840610.1590/S1807-59322010000200010Clinics; Vol. 65 No. 2 (2010); 181-187 Clinics; v. 65 n. 2 (2010); 181-187 Clinics; Vol. 65 Núm. 2 (2010); 181-187 1980-53221807-5932reponame:Clinicsinstname:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)instacron:USPenghttps://www.revistas.usp.br/clinics/article/view/18406/20469Balaban, GeniMotta, Maria Eugênia Farias AlmeidaSilva, Giselia Alves Pontesinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2012-05-23T11:20:40Zoai:revistas.usp.br:article/18406Revistahttps://www.revistas.usp.br/clinicsPUBhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/clinics/oai||clinics@hc.fm.usp.br1980-53221807-5932opendoar:2012-05-23T11:20:40Clinics - Universidade de São Paulo (USP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Early weaning and other potential risk factors for overweight among preschool children
title Early weaning and other potential risk factors for overweight among preschool children
spellingShingle Early weaning and other potential risk factors for overweight among preschool children
Balaban, Geni
Children
Overweight
Obesity
Breastfeeding
Risk factor
title_short Early weaning and other potential risk factors for overweight among preschool children
title_full Early weaning and other potential risk factors for overweight among preschool children
title_fullStr Early weaning and other potential risk factors for overweight among preschool children
title_full_unstemmed Early weaning and other potential risk factors for overweight among preschool children
title_sort Early weaning and other potential risk factors for overweight among preschool children
author Balaban, Geni
author_facet Balaban, Geni
Motta, Maria Eugênia Farias Almeida
Silva, Giselia Alves Pontes
author_role author
author2 Motta, Maria Eugênia Farias Almeida
Silva, Giselia Alves Pontes
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Balaban, Geni
Motta, Maria Eugênia Farias Almeida
Silva, Giselia Alves Pontes
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Children
Overweight
Obesity
Breastfeeding
Risk factor
topic Children
Overweight
Obesity
Breastfeeding
Risk factor
description OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether early weaning constitutes a risk factor for overweight at preschool age and to identify other factors that affect this association. METHODS: This was a case-control study of 366 children aged 2 to 6 years (176 boys and 190 girls) from three cities. The case group comprised overweight children, as defined by body mass index (BMI) for age greater than or equal to the 85th percentile. The main exposure analyzed was early weaning (exclusive or predominant breastfeeding for less than four months). RESULTS: Early weaning was a significant risk factor for overweight in univariate analysis (OR = 1.69; 95% CI: 1.10-2.60; p = 0.02), but not in multivariate analysis (OR = 1.42; 95% CI: 0.86-2.34; p = 0.17). Maternal overweight, birth weight >; 3,500 g and sedentarism were the main risk factors for overweight in multivariate analysis. DISCUSSION: In our study, the protective effect of breastfeeding against overweight was only shown in univariate analysis; it did not persist after controlling for other variables. It is possible that breastfeeding has only a small protective role against overweight in comparison with other variables of greater importance. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that the potential protective effect of breastfeeding against overweight among preschool children is weaker than genetic and other environmental factors.
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