COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING AND OVERWEIGHT AMONG PRESCHOOLERS FROM A VULNERABLE COMMUNITY IN THE CITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO - ASSOCIATION BETWEEN COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING AND OVERWEIGHT
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https://doi.org/10.12957/demetra.2014.11044Keywords:
alimentação complementar, nutrição infantil, aleitamento materno, excesso de pesoAbstract
Objective: To describe the introduction of foods in the first year of life and verify its association with Body Mass Index (BMI) for Age among preschool children at a daycare center in a vulnerable community in Rio de Janeiro city, Brazil. Methods: Cross-sectional study with 132 children aged between 2-5 years. The classification of overweight was based on BMI for age (z-score +2), as proposed by SISVAN/MS. The frequencies of anthropometric and socio-demographic variables among nutritional status were evaluated by t-Student's test and qui-square test. Multiple linear regression was applied to test the association of breastfeeding, introduction of food and complementary feeding score with BMI for age. Models were adjusted by age and sex of infants and mother’s age. Results: The mean age of children was 3.3 (± 0.91) years old and 36 (28.6%) were overweight, but no significant difference was found between genders (p = 0.195). Exclusively breastfeeding was associated with lower prevalence of overweight (p = 0.028). There was positive association between BMI and consumption of porridge (β = 0.0080, 95% CI = 0003 - 0.015, p = 0.043) and negative association with complementary feeding score (β = -0.001, 95% CI -0.002 - 0.003, p = 0.016). Conclusion: Early introduction of foods may contribute to the risk of excess of body weight. There was association of breastfeeding and lower prevalence of overweight.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12957/demetra.2014.11044
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