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dc.titleBreast-feeding and overweight in Singapore school children
dc.contributor.authorSabanayagam, Charumathi
dc.contributor.authorShankar, Anoop
dc.contributor.authorChong, Yap-Seng
dc.contributor.authorWong, Tien Yin
dc.contributor.authorSaw, Seang Mei
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-19T15:36:50Z
dc.date.available2020-08-19T15:36:50Z
dc.date.issued2009-10-01
dc.identifier.citationSabanayagam, Charumathi, Shankar, Anoop, Chong, Yap-Seng, Wong, Tien Yin, Saw, Seang Mei (2009-10-01). Breast-feeding and overweight in Singapore school children. PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL 51 (5) : 650-656. ScholarBank@NUS Repository.
dc.identifier.issn13288067
dc.identifier.issn1442200X
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/173157
dc.description.abstractBackground: Studies from developed Western countries have shown inconsistent associations between breast-feeding and overweight/obesity in children and adolescents. Few data are available from Asian populations. The purpose of the present study was therefore to evaluate the association between breast-feeding and overweight/obesity in a study of 10-12-year-old children in Singapore. Methods: A total of 797 school children (49% girls, 76% Chinese) who participated in the Singapore Cohort Study of the Risk Factors for Myopia (SCORM) were examined. Overweight/obesity (n = 179) was defined as age-sex-specific body mass index (BMI) cut-offs corresponding to BMI of 25 kg/m2 for overweight and 30 kg/m2 for obesity at age 18 based on the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) reference. Results: The prevalence of overweight/obesity was 22.5%. Overall, breast-feeding was not found to be associated with overweight/obesity. After adjusting for potential confounders, the multivariable odds ratio (95% confidence interval) of overweight/obesity was 1.14 (0.80-1.63) for ever breast-fed compared with never breast-fed, 1.00 (0.57-1.72) for breast-fed for >3 months compared to ≤3 months and 0.79 (0.47-1.34) for exclusive/mostly breast-fed compared to partly breast-fed. Conclusions: No significant associations were detected among breast-feeding, its type, and duration with overweight/obesity in this Asian cohort of 10-12-year-old children. © 2009 Japan Pediatric Society.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWILEY
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dc.subjectScience & Technology
dc.subjectLife Sciences & Biomedicine
dc.subjectPediatrics
dc.subjectbreast-feeding
dc.subjectchildren
dc.subjectobesity
dc.subjectoverweight
dc.subjectSingapore
dc.subjectFORMULA-FED INFANTS
dc.subjectMATERNAL RECALL
dc.subjectCHILDHOOD OBESITY
dc.subjectBODY-MASS
dc.subjectASSOCIATION
dc.subjectADOLESCENTS
dc.subjectRISK
dc.subjectLIFE
dc.subjectWEIGHT
dc.subjectBEHAVIORS
dc.typeArticle
dc.date.updated2020-06-10T01:58:22Z
dc.contributor.departmentCOMMUNITY,OCCUPATIONAL & FAMILY MEDICINE
dc.contributor.departmentOBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY
dc.contributor.departmentDUKE-NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL
dc.contributor.departmentSAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
dc.description.sourcetitlePEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL
dc.description.volume51
dc.description.issue5
dc.description.page650-656
dc.description.placeJAPAN
dc.published.statePublished
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