Effect of feeding patterns on growth and nutritional status of children aged 0-24 months: A Chinese cohort study

Qianling Tian, Xiao Gao, Tingting Sha, Cheng Chen, Ling Li, Qiong He, Gang Cheng, Xialing Wu, Fan Yang and Yan Yan

PLOS ONE, 2019, vol. 14, issue 11, 1-13

Abstract: Objective: This study was aimed to examine the effect of feeding patterns on growth and nutritional status of children aged 0~24 months. Methods: We conducted a cohort study with an initial sample of 927 children. Considering the follow-up losses, 903, 897, 895, 897, 883, 827 and 750 children were followed up at 1, 3, 6, 8, 12, 18 and 24 months, respectively. Children were grouped according to exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) duration in the first 6 months: (1) never EBF; (2) EBF ≤ 3 months: EBF ≤ 3 months and stopped BF after 3 months or EBF ≤ 3 months and BF = 6 months or EBF ≤ 3 months and BF after 3 months, had formula and/or solids; (3) EBF for 3 ~ 6 months: BF

Date: 2019
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