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Table 4 Associations between breastfeeding duration and pubertal development, adjusted for prepubertal BMI: KPNC puberty study

From: Breastfeeding and timing of pubertal onset in girls: a multiethnic population-based prospective cohort study

Breastfeeding duration

Breasta

Pubic Haira

 

N

HR

95% CI

N

HR

95% CI

Not breastfed

497

1.18

1.01–1.38

470

1.13

0.96–1.34

< 6 months

1096

1.07

0.95–1.21

1023

1.12

0.98–1.28

≥6 months

1667

Ref

 

1587

Ref

  1. CI Confidence interval, HR Hazard ratio, KPNC Kaiser Permanente Northern California
  2. aAlso adjusted for maternal race/ethnicity, maternal age at delivery, education, and parity
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BMC Pediatrics

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