Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Infants and Their Association with Breastfeeding Practices.

Cross-sectionalJournal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP· Aug 2026

Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Infants and Their Association with Breastfeeding Practices.

Ariba Siddiqui, Rozina Muhammad Iqbal, Anosha Muhammad Aslam, Arshalooz Jamila Rahman

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Pediatric Gastroenterology & NutritionCross-sectionalClinical practiceQ3IF 0.8

Exclusive breastfeeding associated with far lower odds of infant overweight/obesity.

Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Infants and Their Association with Breastfeeding Practices.

Ariba Siddiqui … Arshalooz Jamila Rahman

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan · Aug 2026 · Q3 in General Medicine

Purpose

To find out the prevalence of overweight and obesity and to examine their association with breastfeeding practices among infants aged 9-12 months.

Methods

A prospective cross-sectional study.

n = 211 infants

Results

Exclusively breastfed infants had 96% lower adjusted odds of overweight or obesity.

AOR 0.04 (95% CI 0.01 to 0.31)

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0.01

0.31

CI excludes the null - significant

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Overweight and obesity were observed in 23 (10.9%) of infants.

Overweight and obesity were more prevalent in infants receiving non-exclusive breastfeeding, with 22 out of 120 (18.3%) affected, compared to only 1 out of 91 (1.1%) among exclusively breastfed infants (p <0.001).

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Other variables, including maternal BMI, birth order, and dietary diversity, were not significantly associated.

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Conclusion · 1 of 2

Non-exclusive breastfeeding practice was found to be a significant contributing factor for overweight and obesity in infants. Promoting exclusive breastfeeding could be an effective strategy to reduce early childhood obesity.

Conclusion · 2 of 2

KEY WORDS: Overweight, Obesity, Breastfeeding, Infants, Exclusive breastfeeding, WHO growth standards, Maternal BMI.

Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Infants and Their Association with Breastfeeding Practices.

Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Infants and Their Association with Breastfeeding Practices.

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