Exclusive formula feeding | Mixed feeding | Exclusive breastfeeding | P value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Number of subjects (%) | 5934 (10.0) | 35,374 (59.4) | 18,256 (30.6) | |
Maternal characteristics | ||||
Maternal age at term delivery, years | 28.1 ± 4.1 | 27.6 ± 4.3 | 27.9 ± 4.2 | < 0.001 |
Prepregnancy BMI category, % | 0.002 | |||
< 18.5 kg/m2 | 15.5 | 14.0 | 13.2 | |
18.5 ~ 23.9 kg/m2 | 60.6 | 63.3 | 64.4 | |
24.0 ~ 27.9 kg/m2 | 17.0 | 17.2 | 16.9 | |
≥ 28.0 kg/m2 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 5.4 | |
Education, % | < 0.001 | |||
≤ 9 years | 18.1 | 30.3 | 25.6 | |
> 9 ~ ≤ 12 years | 20.4 | 18.6 | 17.5 | |
> 12 ~ ≤ 16 years | 58.5 | 47.6 | 51.7 | |
> 16 years | 3.0 | 3.5 | 5.2 | |
Smokers, % | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.001 |
Gestational diabetes at term pregnancy, % | 7.0 | 4.9 | 5.5 | < 0.001 |
Child characteristics | ||||
Sex, % | < 0.001 | |||
Boys | 54.6 | 51.6 | 51.7 | |
Girls | 45.4 | 48.4 | 48.3 | |
Birth weight, g | 3347 ± 493 | 3390 ± 447 | 3393 ± 440 | < 0.001 |
Birth weight category, % | < 0.001 | |||
< 2.5 kg | 3.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 | |
2.5 ~ < 4.0 kg | 88.9 | 91.1 | 91.3 | |
≥ 4.0 kg | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.1 | |
Gestational age at delivery, weeks | 39.4 ± 1.6 | 39.6 ± 1.5 | 39.6 ± 1.4 | < 0.001 |
Z-scores for body mass index for age | ||||
1 Years old | 0.69 ± 1.0 | 0.69 ± 1.0 | 0.63 ± 1.0 | < 0.001 |
2 Years old | 0.64 ± 1.0 | 0.62 ± 1.0 | 0.56 ± 1.0 | < 0.001 |
3 Years old | 0.32 ± 1.1 | 0.31 ± 1.0 | 0.26 ± 1.0 | < 0.001 |
4 Years old | 0.22 ± 1.1 | 0.22 ± 1.1 | 0.19 ± 1.1 | 0.012 |
5 Years old | 0.21 ± 1.2 | 0.23 ± 1.1 | 0.20 ± 1.1 | 0.035 |
6 Years old | 0.28 ± 1.4 | 0.29 ± 1.3 | 0.26 ± 1.3 | 0.038 |