Fig. 1.

Risk of overweight in children exposed to exclusive breast-feeding for 4–6 months stratified by country, 4–6 months all survey centres, 4–5 months all survey centres and 6 months all survey centres, compared with never breast-fed referent. Values are odds ratios, with 95 % confidence intervals represented by vertical bars. Fully adjusted model stratified by survey centre includes child's gender, age and birth weight, tobacco use during pregnancy, maternal education, maternal overweight/obesity, highest household education, foreign-born parent(s), household income and family structure. Children aged 2 to 9 years (n 14 726) from eight European countries, IDEFICS study