Sociodemographic, parental, pregnancy and infant feeding practices.

Sociodemographic, parental, pregnancy and infant feeding practices.</p

Association of socio-demographic, parental, birth weight and infant feeding practices with BMI z-score.

Association of socio-demographic, parental, birth weight and infant feeding practices with BMI z-score.</p

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Early childhood obesity is serious public health problem, and poses a risk of obesity in later life. The study aimed to investigate whether infant feeding affects risk of overweight and obesity in preschool children in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). A cross-sectional study was carried out. Data was collected in a kindergarten in Al Ain, UAE. One hundred and fifty parents and preschool children aged 2 to 6 years participated in the study. Univariate and multivariate linear regression were used to investigate associations. A longer duration of breastfeeding and later introduction of complementary foods were associated with a lower BMI z-score in preschool children. Each month of any breastfeeding was associated with a lower BMI z-score in the unadjusted model (β = -0.03; 95% CI -0.05, -0.01; p = 0.01), and each month increase in the age of introducing complementary foods was associated with a lower BMI z-score in the unadjusted model (β = -0.43; 95% CI: -0.60 to—0.027; p</div

Association of infant feeding practices with BMI z-score.

Association of infant feeding practices with BMI z-score.</p

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Early childhood obesity is serious public health problem, and poses a risk of obesity in later life. The study aimed to investigate whether infant feeding affects risk of overweight and obesity in preschool children in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). A cross-sectional study was carried out. Data was collected in a kindergarten in Al Ain, UAE. One hundred and fifty parents and preschool children aged 2 to 6 years participated in the study. Univariate and multivariate linear regression were used to investigate associations. A longer duration of breastfeeding and later introduction of complementary foods were associated with a lower BMI z-score in preschool children. Each month of any breastfeeding was associated with a lower BMI z-score in the unadjusted model (β = -0.03; 95% CI -0.05, -0.01; p = 0.01), and each month increase in the age of introducing complementary foods was associated with a lower BMI z-score in the unadjusted model (β = -0.43; 95% CI: -0.60 to—0.027; p</div

Association of birth weight and infant feeding practices with BMI z-score.

Association of birth weight and infant feeding practices with BMI z-score.</p

Association of socio-demographic, parental, and behavioural factors with BMI z-score.

Association of socio-demographic, parental, and behavioural factors with BMI z-score.</p

Risk factors for MetS among young female adults aged 17–25 years (n = 555), Al Ain, UAE.

<p>Risk factors for MetS among young female adults aged 17–25 years (n = 555), Al Ain, UAE.</p

Percentage of participants per number of metabolic syndrome components and BMI category among young female adults aged 17–25 years (n = 555), Al Ain, UAE.

<p>Percentage of participants per number of metabolic syndrome components and BMI category among young female adults aged 17–25 years (n = 555), Al Ain, UAE.</p

Study participants enrolment process

<p>Study participants enrolment process</p