Table 3.
Anthropometry and body composition of 18 year old men according to total duration of breast feeding. Values are means (SDs) unless stated otherwise
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Duration of total breast feeding (months)
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| Outcomes | <1 | 1-2 | 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-11 | ≥12 | P value* | All participants |
| Overweight (No (%)) | 69 (14.1) | 75 (13.5) | 55 (11.0) | 33 (16.2) | 17 (19.3) | 44 (13.7) | 0.3 | 291 (13.5) |
| Obese (No (%)) | 47 (9.6) | 50 (9.0) | 19 (3.8) | 22 (10.8) | 9 (10.2) | 27 (8.4) | 0.004 | 125 (8.1) |
| Body mass index | 22.5 (3.8) | 22.3 (3.6) | 22.1 (3.2) | 22.6 (4.4) | 22.9 (3.7) | 22.5 (4.2) | 0.25 | 22.4 (3.8) |
| Fat mass percentage | 17.6 (2.9) | 17.8 (2.8) | 17.7 (2.8) | 17.9 (3.0) | 18.3 (2.6) | 17.9 (2.7) | 0.42 | 17.8 (2.8) |
| Fat mass/height2 | 4.0 (1.2) | 4.0 (1.1) | 3.9 (1.0) | 4.1 (1.3) | 4.2 (1.0) | 4.1 (1.3) | 0.19 | 4.0 (1.1) |
| Lean mass/height2 | 18.5 (2.9) | 18.3 (2.7) | 18.2 (2.5) | 18.6 (3.2) | 18.7 (2.9) | 18.4 (3.1) | 0.27 | 18.3 (2.8) |
| Height in cm | 172.7 (6.9) | 173.1 (6.8) | 173.5 (6.5) | 174.3 (7.0) | 174.7 (6.8) | 173.9 (6.7) | 0.001† | 173.4 (6.8) |
| Percentage leg/total height | 44.5 (1.4) | 44.6 (1.3) | 44.7 (1.3) | 44.8 (1.3) | 44.7 (1.2) | 44.7 (1.5) | 0.02† | 44.6 (1.3) |
| No of participants‡ | 489 | 555 | 498 | 204 | 88 | 321 | 2155 | |
*
Test for heterogeneity (χ2 test for proportions; analysis of variance for means).
†
Test for linear trend.
‡
The number of participants ranged from 2127 to 2155, depending on the outcome.