在北马里亚纳群岛联邦，母乳喂养与儿童较低的体重指数相关。

Breastfeeding is associated with lower body mass index among children of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

作者信息

Novotny Rachel, Coleman Patricia, Tenorio Lynn, Davison Nicola, Camacho Tayna, Ramirez Vickie, Vijayadeva Vinutha, Untalan Pedro, Tudela Margaret Diaz

机构信息

Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu 96822, USA.

出版信息

J Am Diet Assoc. 2007 Oct;107(10):1743-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jada.2007.07.018.

DOI:10.1016/j.jada.2007.07.018

PMID:17904934

Abstract

OBJECTIVE

To describe the prevalence of breastfeeding and overweight in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), and the relationship between the two.

DESIGN AND METHODS

A random cluster survey of 420 children (aged 6 months to 10 years), was conducted in the CNMI in June and July of 2005. Children were measured for weight and height and caregivers were asked about past feeding habits by trained investigators.

RESULTS

Seventy-three percent of children were ever breastfed; 53% were still breastfed at 6 months, and 22% at 1 year of age. Five percent of children were found to be underweight (<5th percentile), while 15% were at risk for overweight (85th to <95th percentile) and 19% were overweight (>95th percentile), according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention body mass index for age reference data. Children who had been breastfed had a substantially lower body mass index than children who had not breastfed, after adjusting for age, sex, birthweight, and years of mother's education.

DISCUSSION

These findings will be used to guide program development in the CNMI.

摘要

目的

描述北马里亚纳群岛联邦（CNMI）的母乳喂养率和超重情况，以及两者之间的关系。

设计与方法

2005年6月和7月在CNMI对420名儿童（年龄6个月至10岁）进行了随机整群调查。由经过培训的调查人员测量儿童的体重和身高，并询问照顾者其过去的喂养习惯。

结果

73%的儿童曾接受母乳喂养；53%在6个月时仍在接受母乳喂养，1岁时为22%。根据疾病控制与预防中心的年龄别体重指数参考数据，5%的儿童体重过轻（低于第5百分位数），15%有超重风险（第85至低于第95百分位数），19%超重（高于第95百分位数）。在对年龄、性别、出生体重和母亲受教育年限进行调整后，曾接受母乳喂养的儿童的体重指数显著低于未接受母乳喂养的儿童。