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SUBMITTER: Gibson LA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5939873 | biostudies-other | 2017 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Gibson Laura A LA Hernández Alava Mónica M Kelly Michael P MP Campbell Michael J MJ
Journal of public health (Oxford, England) 20171201 4
<h4>Background</h4>Many studies have found a statistical association between breastfeeding and childhood adiposity. This paper investigates whether breastfeeding has an effect on subsequent childhood body mass index (BMI) using propensity scores to account for confounding.<h4>Methods</h4>We use data from the Millennium Cohort Study, a nationally representative UK cohort survey, which contains detailed information on infant feeding and childhood BMI. Propensity score matching is used to investiga ...[more]