Table 2 Comparison of offspring BMI Z-scores according to offspring were breast-feeding and large-for-gestational age for different age.

From: The impact of breastfeeding on childhood obesity in children that were large-for-gestational age: retrospective study from birth to 4 years

BMI Z-score for age

Exposed to LGA and BF

Exposed to LGA and no-BF

P value

Age 1 year

Model 1

0.32 (0.04)

0.35 (0.03)

0.5573

Model 2

0.31 (0.04)

0.34 (0.03)

0.5990

Model 3

0.31 (0.04)

0.34 (0.03)

0.5818

Age 2 year

Model 1

0.28 (0.04)

0.39 (0.04)

0.0559

Model 2

0.27 (0.05)

0.38 (0.04)

0.0630

Model 3

0.27 (0.05)

0.38 (0.04)

0.0647

Age 3 year

Model 1

0.03 (0.06)

0.22 (0.05)

0.0098

Model 2

0.01 (0.06)

0.20 (0.05)

0.0122

Model 3

0.01 (0.06)

0.20 (0.05)

0.0131

Age 4 year

Model 1

0.22 (0.09)

0.21 (0.06)

0.8903

Model 2

0.26 (0.10)

0.23 (0.07)

0.7736

Model 3

0.26 (0.10)

0.23 (0.07)

0.7537

  1. Data are showed as mean (SE).
  2. BMI body mass index, LGA large-for-gestational age, BF breast-feeding. Model 1: adjusted for pre-pregnancy BMI; Model 2: adjusted for covariates in Model 1 + child sex, maternal age, and education; Model 3: adjusted for covariates in Model 2 + gestational diabetes mellitus.
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