Table 2 Blood lipid values of 18 year old men according to total duration of breast feeding.
| Duration of total breast feeding (months) | p Value* | Number | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1 | 1–2.9 | 3–5.9 | 6–8.9 | 9–11.9 | ⩾12 | |||
| HDL | 40.4 (39.6, 41.3) | 39.4 (38.6, 40.2) | 40.1 (39.3, 41.0) | 41.6 (40.1, 43.0) | 39.9 (37.8, 42.0) | 39.3 (38.2, 40.3) | 0.083 | 1993 |
| LDL | 89.7 (87.4, 92.0) | 87.0 (84.9, 89.1) | 87.2 (84.9, 89.5) | 91.1 (87.2, 95.0) | 86.1 (81.1, 91.1) | 89.5 (86.5, 92.5) | 0.195 | 1993 |
| Total cholesterol | 144.5 (141.8, 147.2) | 141.5 (139.1, 143.9) | 142.3 (139.6, 145.0) | 147.9 (143.4, 152.4) | 140.4 (135.0, 145.8) | 143.5 (140.1, 147.0) | 0.116 | 2017 |
| VLD | 14.3 (13.4, 15.2) | 15.1 (14.3, 15.9) | 15.2 (14.3, 16.2) | 15.4 (14.1, 16.8) | 14.4 (12.9, 15.9) | 14.6 (13.6, 15.6) | 0.584 | 1993 |
| LDL/HDL ratio | 2.33 (2.25, 2.40) | 2.32 (2.25, 2.39) | 2.28 (2.20, 2.35) | 2.31 (2.19, 2.44) | 2.27 (2.09, 2.44) | 2.38 (2.29, 2.47) | 0.639 | 1993 |
| Triglycerides | 73.4 (69.0, 77.8) | 77.5 (73.4, 81.6) | 78.2 (73.3, 83.0) | 78.8 (72.0, 85.6) | 74.2 (66.8, 81.7) | 74.8 (69.8, 79.9) | 0.603 | 1993 |
*Analysis of variance. Values are means (95% confidence intervals). All values are expressed in mg/dl, except for the LDL/HDL ratio.