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Table 3 Associations between breastfeeding duration and childhood obesity

From: The association between breastfeeding and childhood obesity: a meta-analysis

Breastfeeding duration

No. of studies

AOR (95% CI) fixed-effected

<3 months

16

0.90 (0.84, 0.95)

3-4.9 months

8

0.88 (0.79, 0.97)

5-6.9 months

9

0.83 (0.76, 0.90)

≥7 months

18

0.79 (0.70, 0.88)

  1. Abbreviation: CI confidence interval, AOR adjusted odds ratio.
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BMC Public Health

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