Association Between Duration of Breast Feeding and Metabolic Syndrome: The Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys

作者：Choi Se Rin; Kim Yong Min; Cho Min Su; Kim So Hyun; Shim Young Suk^*

来源：Journal of Women's Health, 2017, 26(4): 361-367.

DOI：10.1089/jwh.2016.6036

• breast health
• hypertension
• obesity
• reproductive health

Background: This study aimed to evaluate the association of the lifelong duration of breast feeding with metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components in Korean parous women aged 19-50 years.
Materials and Methods: A total of 4724 participants from the Korean National Health and Nutritional Survey were included. Subjects were divided into four groups according to the duration of breast feeding: >= 5, 6-11, 1223, or 24 months groups. The adjusted odds ratios (ORs) of MetS and its components were assessed according to the duration of breast feeding.
Results: Women who breastfed for 6-11 months had an OR of 0.67 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.54-0.86) for elevated blood pressure (BP) compared with those who breastfed for >= 5 months after adjustment for possible confounders in amultivariable logistic regression analyses. Womenwho breastfed for 12-23months were associated with anORof 0.68 (95% CI, 0.54-0.86) for elevatedBP, anORof 0.78 (95% CI, 0.62-0.97) for elevated glucose, and an OR of 0.73 (95% CI, 0.56-0.95) for MetS compared with those who breastfed for >= 5 months in a multivariable logistic regression analyses. Women who breastfed for 24 months had an OR of 0.62 (95% CI, 0.52-0.84) for elevated glucose, an OR of 0.76 (95% CI, 0.60-0.96) for elevated triglycerides, and an OR of 0.70 (95% CI, 0.530.92) for MetS compared with those who breastfed for >= 5 months in a multivariable logistic regression analyses.
Conclusions: Our results suggest that lifelong breast feeding for 12 months may be associated with lower risk for MetS.

• 出版日期2017-4