Association of Breast Feeding and Birth Weight with Anthropometric Measures and Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents: The CASPIAN-IV Study
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and their risk factors are major health threats especially for developing countries. The aim of this study was to assess the association between breast feeding (BF) and birth weight (BW) with anthropometric measures and blood pressure (BP) in a nationally–representati...
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| author | Shirin Djalalinia Mostafa Qorbani Ramin Heshmat Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh Gelayol Ardalan Nima Bazyar Majzoubeh Taheri Hamid Asayesh Roya Kelishadi |
| author_facet | Shirin Djalalinia Mostafa Qorbani Ramin Heshmat Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh Gelayol Ardalan Nima Bazyar Majzoubeh Taheri Hamid Asayesh Roya Kelishadi |
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| description | Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and their risk factors are major health threats especially for developing countries. The aim of this study was to assess the association between breast feeding (BF) and birth weight (BW) with anthropometric measures and blood pressure (BP) in a nationally–representative sample of Iranian children and adolescents.
Methods: In this national survey, 14,880 children and adolescents, aged 6–18 years, were selected using a multistage, cluster sampling method from rural and urban areas of 30 provinces of Iran. BF duration and BW were assessed by validated questionnaires completed by parents.
Results: The study participants were 13,486 students (participation rate of 90.6%). They consisted of 49.24% girls, 75.6% urban residents, with a mean age of 12.5 years (95% confidence interval: 12.3–12.6). The family history of obesity had a significant association with BW (p < 0.001). A substantial association was found between BF duration and the order of children in the family, both in boys (p < 0.001) and girls (p < 0.001). The mean values for height, weight, body mass index, as well as waist, wrist, and hip circumferences were higher in those with higher BW categories (p for trend < 0.001). As BW increased, there was a linear decrease in underweight (p for trend < 0.001) and a linear increase in the prevalence of generalized obesity (p for trend < 0.001) was documented.
Conclusion: BW was associated with a higher prevalence in general obesity and a lower prevalence of being underweight. Duration of BF had no significant association with anthropometric measures and BP. Future longitudinal studies are necessary to determine the clinical implications of these findings. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-af5bf27f0f1f4808b4abd7b5a52c87be2022-12-21T18:37:19ZengElsevierPediatrics and Neonatology1875-95722015-10-0156532433310.1016/j.pedneo.2015.01.004Association of Breast Feeding and Birth Weight with Anthropometric Measures and Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents: The CASPIAN-IV StudyShirin Djalalinia0Mostafa Qorbani1Ramin Heshmat2Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh3Gelayol Ardalan4Nima Bazyar5Majzoubeh Taheri6Hamid Asayesh7Roya Kelishadi8Non-communicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Science Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, IranChronic Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Science Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranAhvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, IranChild Growth and Development Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non-communicable Disease, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranChronic Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Science Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranChild Growth and Development Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non-communicable Disease, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranDepartment of Medical Emergencies, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, IranChild Growth and Development Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non-communicable Disease, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranNoncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and their risk factors are major health threats especially for developing countries. The aim of this study was to assess the association between breast feeding (BF) and birth weight (BW) with anthropometric measures and blood pressure (BP) in a nationally–representative sample of Iranian children and adolescents. Methods: In this national survey, 14,880 children and adolescents, aged 6–18 years, were selected using a multistage, cluster sampling method from rural and urban areas of 30 provinces of Iran. BF duration and BW were assessed by validated questionnaires completed by parents. Results: The study participants were 13,486 students (participation rate of 90.6%). They consisted of 49.24% girls, 75.6% urban residents, with a mean age of 12.5 years (95% confidence interval: 12.3–12.6). The family history of obesity had a significant association with BW (p < 0.001). A substantial association was found between BF duration and the order of children in the family, both in boys (p < 0.001) and girls (p < 0.001). The mean values for height, weight, body mass index, as well as waist, wrist, and hip circumferences were higher in those with higher BW categories (p for trend < 0.001). As BW increased, there was a linear decrease in underweight (p for trend < 0.001) and a linear increase in the prevalence of generalized obesity (p for trend < 0.001) was documented. Conclusion: BW was associated with a higher prevalence in general obesity and a lower prevalence of being underweight. Duration of BF had no significant association with anthropometric measures and BP. Future longitudinal studies are necessary to determine the clinical implications of these findings.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957215000261adolescentsanthropometric measurementsbirth weightblood pressurebreast feedingchildren |
| spellingShingle | Shirin Djalalinia Mostafa Qorbani Ramin Heshmat Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh Gelayol Ardalan Nima Bazyar Majzoubeh Taheri Hamid Asayesh Roya Kelishadi Association of Breast Feeding and Birth Weight with Anthropometric Measures and Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents: The CASPIAN-IV Study Pediatrics and Neonatology adolescents anthropometric measurements birth weight blood pressure breast feeding children |
| title | Association of Breast Feeding and Birth Weight with Anthropometric Measures and Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents: The CASPIAN-IV Study |
| title_full | Association of Breast Feeding and Birth Weight with Anthropometric Measures and Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents: The CASPIAN-IV Study |
| title_fullStr | Association of Breast Feeding and Birth Weight with Anthropometric Measures and Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents: The CASPIAN-IV Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association of Breast Feeding and Birth Weight with Anthropometric Measures and Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents: The CASPIAN-IV Study |
| title_short | Association of Breast Feeding and Birth Weight with Anthropometric Measures and Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents: The CASPIAN-IV Study |
| title_sort | association of breast feeding and birth weight with anthropometric measures and blood pressure in children and adolescents the caspian iv study |
| topic | adolescents anthropometric measurements birth weight blood pressure breast feeding children |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957215000261 |
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