Association between breastfeeding, parents’ body mass index and birth weight with obesity indicators in children

BMC Pediatrics

Table 3 Association (β; 95%CI) between breastfeeding, parents’ body mass index and birth weight and obesity indicators

Independent variables	β	95%CI	p-value	β	95%CI	p-value	β	95%CI	p-value
Independent variables	Body mass index (kg/m²)			Body fat (%)			Waist circumference (cm)
Model 1^a
Breastfeeding (month)	0.043	-0.007; 0.095	0.083	-0.104	-0.010; -0.198	0.030	0.085	-0.036; 0.203	0.149
Maternal BMI (kg/m²)	0.266	0.176; 0.366	< 0.001	0.512	0.310; 0.715	< 0.001	0.589	0.410; 0.772	< 0.001
Paternal BMI (kg/m²)	0.128	0.028: 0.263	0.031	0.339	0.109; 0.600	0.008	0.253	0.015; 0.535	0.060
Birth weight (g)	0.003	0.001; 0.005	< 0.001	0.002	0.001; 0.004	0.003	0.003	0.002; 0.005	< 0.001
Model 2 ^b
Breastfeeding (month)	-0.006	-0.200; 0.188	0.954	0.025	-0.380; 0.430	0.904	-0.06	-0.469; 0.457	0.979
Maternal BMI (kg/m²)	0.228	0.142; 0.314	< 0.001	0.484	0.297; 0.671	< 0.001	0.509	0.304; 0.715	< 0.001
Paternal BMI (kg/m²)	0.083	-0.028; 0.194	0.141	0.256	0.021; 0.491	0.033	0.183	-0-078; 0.445	0.168
Birth weight (g)	0.001	0.001; 0.002	< 0.001	0.002	0.001; 0.003	0.021	0.003	0.001; 0.005	< 0.001

^a Model 1 including school as random effect adjusted for school, sex, age, race/ethnicity and annual household income;
^b Model 2 including school as random effect was adjusted for school, sex, age, race/ethnicity, annual household income, sedentary time and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.

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