Table 2 Findings for subgroup analyses of breastfeeding and childhood obesity
From: The association between breastfeeding and childhood obesity: a meta-analysis
Component | No. of studies (sample size a) | AOR (95% CI) fixed-effected |
|---|---|---|
Study design | ||
Cohort | 15 (141,247) | 0.78 (0.73,0.82) |
Cross-sectional | 10 (85,261) | 0.78 (0.72,0.84) |
Whether consider amount of TV viewing and exercise of children as adjusted confounders | ||
Yes | 8 (83,356) | 0.79 (0.73,0.85) |
No | 17 (143,152) | 0.77 (0.73,0.82) |
Obesity definition | Â | Â |
IOTF | 6 (73,677) | 0.81 (0.73, 0.89) |
BMI ≥ 95th | 10 (84,557) | 0.78 (0.74, 0.83) |
BMI ≥ 97th | 5 (62,179) | 0.75 (0.67, 0.85) |
Others | 4 (6,095) | 0.66 (0.53, 0.82) |
Breastfeeding definition | Â | Â |
Never-ever | 11 (126,512) | 0.80 (0.76, 0.85) |
Exposure: breastfeeding duration | 14 (99,996) | 0.73 (0.67, 0.79) |
Breastfeeding type | Â | Â |
Exclusive breastfeeding | 8 (65,933) | 0.80 (0.71, 0.90) |
Others | 17 (160,575) | 0.77 (0.74, 0.81) |