Relationship between breastfeeding and obesity in high school girls

Mahnaz Mardani; Sadegh Rezapour; Fereshteh Hajipour

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Relationship between breastfeeding and obesity in high school girls

Mahnaz Mardani , Sadegh Rezapour and Fereshteh Hajipour

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From the journal Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism Volume 33 Issue 8

Abstract

Objectives

Some factors in infancy can play a role in the development of adolescent obesity. Understanding these factors can help prevent early complications in adolescents associated with obesity in adulthood. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity among high school girls in Khorramabad and its relationship with breastfeeding history.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional study. This study was conducted in 832 high school girls during the academic year 2016–2017. Samples were selected by multi-stage random sampling. General questionnaires, physical activity, and 24-h food questions were completed through interviews with students. Data regarding breastfeeding was obtained by mothers.

Results

The prevalence of overweight and obesity in the study population was 16.3 and 5.8%, respectively. Overweight and obesity had a significant association with breastfeeding history (p = 0.001), while there was no significant relationship between overweight and obesity with school type, student’s age, parental occupation, education Parents, household size, birth rate, physical activity, and energy intake.

Conclusions

The results of this study showed that breast feeding has a protective effect on overweight and obesity during adolescence. To reduce the incidence of overweight and obesity, necessary education regarding breastfeeding should be provided.

Keywords: breastfeeding; high school girls; obesity; overweight

Corresponding author: Sadegh Rezapour, Assistant professor of Medical Genetics, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran. E-mail: dr.sa.rezapour@gmail.com

Research funding: No funding was secured for this study.
Author contributions: MM: conceptualized and designed the study, drafted the initial manuscript, and reviewed and revised the manuscript. SR, designed the data collection instruments, collected data, carried out the initial analyses, and reviewed and revised the manuscript. FH, coordinated and supervised data collection, and critically reviewed the manuscript for important intellectual content. All authors approved the final manuscript as submitted and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.
Competing interests: The authors deny any conflict of interest in any terms or by any means during the study.
Informed consent: Informed consent was obtained from all individuals included in this study.
Ethical approval and consent to participate: All procedures performed in this study involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
Data avail ability: The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

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Received: 2020-03-10

Accepted: 2020-05-22

Published Online: 2020-07-21

Published in Print: 2020-08-27

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