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Table 2 Associations of infant feeding patterns with BMI trajectoriesa, b, c

From: Feeding patterns and BMI trajectories during infancy: a multi-ethnic, prospective birth cohort

 

BMI trajectory

“low”

 

“mid-low”

 

“mid-high”

 

OR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Feeding patterns

 EBF/ early CF

0.86 (0.52, 1.42)

0.56

0.94 (0.50, 1.79)

0.85

0.75 (0.44, 1.28)

0.29

 EBF/ late CF (reference)

 

 

 

 Mixed/ early CF

0.63 (0.35, 1.15)

0.12

1.71 (0.96, 3.03)

0.14

0.50 (0.29, 0.87)

0.01

 Mixed/ late CF

0.62 (0.33, 1.17)

0.64

1.55 (0.80, 3.00)

0.13

0.47 (0.25, 0.89)

0.19

 Formula/ early CF

0.43 (0.25, 0.76)

<0.01

0.76 (0.40, 1.44)

0.40

0.28 (0.16, 0.51)

<0.01

 Formula/ late CF

0.63 (0.27, 1.48)

0.29

1.71 (0.73, 4.00)

0.22

0.50 (0.24, 1.07)

0.07

  1. aValues are OR based on LCMM. bReference BMI trajectory “high”. cAdjusted for ethnicity, educational level, pre-pregnancy BMI, parity, smoking, sex, preterm birth, birth weight