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Table 3 Relationship between breastfeeding and the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents (aged 6 to 16 years) in Shibei District of Qingdao, China

From: Breastfeeding and overweight/obesity among children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study

Population

Breastfeeding

Prevalence of overweight

Prevalence of obesity

n

Crude

OR (95%CI)

Adjusted

OR (95%CI)

n

Crude

OR (95%CI)

Adjusted

OR (95%CI)

All

Continuous

8365

0.996(0.986,1.006)

0.996(0.986,1.006)

8940

0.995(0.986,1.005)

0.998(0.988,1.007)

Categorical

 < 12 months

3487

ref

ref

3778

ref

ref

≧12momths

4878

0.916(0.825,1.018)

0.918(0.826,1.021)

5162

0.917(0.834,1.009)

0.923(0.838,1.018)

In boys

Continuous

3990

0.992(0.978,1.006)

0.992(0.978,1.006)

4340

0.986(0.974,0.998)*

0.987(0.974,0.999)*

Categorical

 < 12 months

1599

ref

ref

1766

ref

ref

≧12momths

2391

0.911(0.789,1.052)

0.932(0.805,1.078)

2574

0.856(0.752,0.974)*

0.853(0.748,0.974)*

  1. Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the relationship between breastfeeding and prevalence of overweight and obesity. Adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, parity, birth method, gestational age at birth, birth weight (kg), birth height (cm)
  2. CI confidence interval, OR odds ratio
  3. *P < 0.05