Association of age of initiation and type of complementary foods with body mass index and weight-for-length at 12 months of age in preterm infants

Luc P. Brion, Charles R. Rosenfeld, Roy Heyne, L. Steven Brown, Cheryl S. Lair, Elizabeth Heyne, Emily L. Dohoney, Patti J. Burchfield, Maria Caraig

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Abstract

Objective: To assess whether in very preterm infants (1) body mass index (BMI) Z-score and weight-for-length (WtFL) Z-score at 1 year of age and (2) head growth from discharge to 1 year are associated with breastfeeding at discharge and the age of onset and type of complementary foods. Study design: Observational cohort study. Results: Infants started on only ready-made complementary (RMC) feedings at ≤26 weeks adjusted age had the highest adjusted BMI Z-score and WtFL Z-score at 1 year of age. Adjusted change in fronto-occipital circumference was highest in infants either discharged on breastmilk or receiving home-made complementary food with/without RMC (HMM) at ≤26 weeks adjusted age. Conclusions: Infants started on RMC ≤26 weeks adjusted age had the highest BMI Z-score and WtFL Z-score at 1 year. Head growth from discharge to 1 year was highest in infants either discharged on breastmilk or receiving HMM at ≤26 weeks adjusted age.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1394-1404
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Perinatology
Volume40
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1 2020

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology

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