Erin Stanfield, Corin D Slown, Quentin Sedlacek, Suzanne E Worcester
A Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) in Biology: Developing Systems Thinking through Field Experiences in Restoration Ecology
CBE life sciences education
infant feeding practices thought shape food acceptance preferences however studies evaluated whether affect child diet later life study objective examine association infant feeding practices dietary patterns dps schoolaged children secondary analysis data diverse prospective birth cohort 10 years followup wheals wayne county health environment allergy asthma longitudinal study conducted children wheals detroit mi born 2003 2007 completed food screener age 10 years included 471 1258 original participants main outcome dps age 10 years identified using block kids food screener latent class analysis applied dp identification breastfeeding age solid food introduction associated dps using 3step approach latent class modeling based multinomial logistic regression models following childhood dps identified processedenergydense food 35 variety plus high intake 41 healthy 24 weighting loss followup covariate adjustment compared formulafed children 1 month breastfed children 041 times lower odds processedenergydense food dp vs healthy dp 95 ci 014 125 053 times lower odds variety plus high intake dp 95 ci 017 161 neither statistically significant results similar imprecise breastfeeding 6 months addition association age solid food introduction dp nonsignificant 1month increase age solid food introduction associated 081 times lower odds processedenergydense food dp relative healthy dp 95 ci 064 102 significant association early life feeding practices dietary patterns school age detected large studies followup beyond early childhood also adjust multitude potential confounders associated breastfeeding needed