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ArticleIndian pediatrics2025

Exclusive Breastfeeding and Body Composition in Indian Infants: A Prospective Study.

Shruti Pai, Sayeeda Arshiya Farheen, Sumithra Selvam, Ramya Padmanabha, B S Chandrakala, Rebecca Kuriyan

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Shruti PaiCenter for Doctoral Studies, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Sayeeda Arshiya FarheenDivision of Nutrition, St John's Research Institute, St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560034, India.
Sumithra SelvamDivision of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, St. John's Research Institute, St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Ramya PadmanabhaDivision of Nutrition, St John's Research Institute, St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560034, India.
B S ChandrakalaDepartment of Neonatology, St John's Medical College Hospital, St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Rebecca KuriyanDivision of Nutrition, St John's Research Institute, St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560034, India. rebecca@sjri.res.in.ORCID 0000-0002-3864-574X

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objectiveTo investigate the association between exclusive breastfeeding (BF) and body composition at 3 and 6 months in infants residing in urban Southern India.

methodsHealthy term neonates (n = 135) were recruited at birth and followed up until 6 months. Information on maternal characteristics, sociodemographic factors, and BF were recorded. Anthropometry and body composition (air displacement plethysmography) were assessed. Independent t-test was used to compare variables between groups with or without exclusive BF. The association between exclusive BF and infant body composition at 3 and 6 months were examined using general linear models adjusted for covariates.

resultsExclusive BF rate at 3 and 6 months was 78.9% (90/114) and 22.1% (24/113), respectively. Infants who were exclusively breastfed (EBF) had higher adjusted odds of increased % fat mass (FM), [aOR (95%CI) 16.8 (1.53, 183.80), P = 0.021], FM(kg) [1.23 (1.02, 1.50), P = 0.029] and FM index [1.61 (0.99, 2.63), P = 0.057] and lower odds of % fat free mass (FFM) [0.06 (0.01, 0.67), P = 0.022] at 3 months compared to non-EBF infants. Similarly, EBF infants had higher odds of increased % FM [24.0 (1.69, 339.1), P = 0.019] and significantly lower FFM indices at 6 months.

conclusionEBF Indian infants had higher FM and lower FFM compared to non-EBF infants in early infancy.

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Body CompositionBreast FeedingFemaleHumansIndiaInfantInfant, NewbornMaleProspective StudiesAir displacement plethysmographyBody compositionBreastfeedingFat free massFat mass

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