Age at adiposity rebound and body mass index trajectory from early childhood to adolescence; differences by breastfeeding and maternal immigration background.
This paper aims to assess association between breastfeeding and maternal immigration background and body mass index development trajectories from age 2 to 16?years.
A cohort of children born in Stockholm during 1994 to 1996 was followed from age 2 to 16?years with repeated measurement of height and weight at eight time points (n?=?2278). Children were categorized into groups by breastfeeding status during the first 6?months of life and maternal immigration background. Body mass index (BMI) trajectories and age at adiposity rebound were estimated using mixed-effects linear models.
Body mass index trajectories were different by breastfeeding and maternal immigration status (P-value?