The Terneuzen Birth Cohort. Longer exclusive breastfeeding duration is associated with leaner body mass and a healthier diet in young adulthood

Table 4 Relationship between exclusive BF duration (in months) and a. BMI, b. WC, c. WHR at young adulthood in linear regression analyses (n = 710)

		BMI			WC			WHR
Model	n	β (SE)	P	Adj.R²	β (SE)	P	Adj.R²	β (SE)	P	Adj.R²
1. Univariate	710	-0.19 (0.01)	<0.001	0.01	-0.59 (0.17)	0.001	0.02	-0.004 (0.001)	0.006	0.01
2. Model 1 adjusted for gender and age	710	-0.19 (0.06)	0.002	0.02	-0.58 (0.17)	<0.001	0.07	-0.003 (0.001)	0.003	0.17
3. Model 2 adjusted for confounders*	605	-0.13 (0.06)	0.042	0.08	-0.39 (0.18)	<0.001	0.12	-0.003 (0.001)	<0.001	0.18
4. Model 3 and adjustment for breakfast	601	-0.14 (0.06)	0.033	0.08**	-0.42 (0.18)	0.020	0.12**	-0.003 (0.001)	0.043	0.18**
5. Model 3 and adjustment for snack consumption	605	-0.13 (0.06)	0.044	0.08**	-0.38 (0.18)	0.031	0.13**	-0.002 (0.001)	0.050	0.18**
6. Model 3 and adjustment for breakfast and snack consumption	601	-0.14 (0.06)	0.034	0.08**	-0.41 (0.18)	0.021	0.13**	-0.002 (0.001)	0.054	0.18**

*The models were adjusted for birth weight, BMI of the mother and educational level of the mother; interactions had no significant relationship with the outcomes.
**No significant changes in explained variance in comparison to model 3, so no effect modification was shown.

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