TABLE 3.
Energy balance‐related behaviors | Obesity risk indicators a | |||||||
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BF | PFP | Diet | PA | SB | SL | Birth: BW, BL | After birth: BMI, w/l | |
Positive effect (improvement) | 9/18 | 11/16 | 7/8 | 4/7 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 0/7 | 2/6 |
Negative effect | 0/18 | 0/16 | 0/8 | 0/7 | 0/3 | 0/2 | 1/7b | 0/6 |
No significant effect | 9/18 | 5/16 | 1/8 | 3/7 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 6/7 | 4/6 |
Abbreviations: BF, breastfeeding; BL, birth length; BMI, body mass index; BW, birth weight; PA, physical activity; PFP, Parental feeding practices other than BF; SB, sedentary behavior; SL, sleep; w/l, weight‐for‐length.
Other intervention effects based on either weight or height are presented in Table 4; bHigher BW in the control group.