Correlation between birth weight, breastfeeding and body mass index at six years of age

• Main Authors: Ágatha Dorigatti (Author), Isabelle Padilha (Author), Altaiana Portella da Rosa Flôres (Author), Jefferson Traebert (Author), Eliane Traebert (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objectives: to estimate the correlation between birth weight, breastfeeding, and body mass index in six-year-old children in the city of Palhoça/SC, Brazil. Methods: a cross-sectional study involving 502 children. Data were collected through interviews with mothers at home and anthropometr...