Research Article
Exclusive Breastfeeding and Other Foods in the First Six Months of Life: Effects on Nutritional Status and Body Composition of Brazilian Children
Table 1
Comparison of BMI, total body fat mass in the android region and waist circumference according to different practices of exclusive breastfeeding and consumption of other foods in the first 6 months of life of children from 4 to 7 years, Viçosa, MG, Brazil 2010/11.
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BMI: body mass index; EBF: exclusive breastfeeding; Min: minimum; Max: maximum; 14 children were not included because they were being fed artificial milk and closed service at PROLAC previously to the introduction to solid foods. aKruskal Wallis’s test; bMann-Whitney’s test. |