| Title: | Association between being breastfed and cardiovascular disease: a population cohort study of 320 249 participants |
| Journal: | Journal of Public Health |
| Published: | 2 Mar 2023 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36879421/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdad016 |
| URL: | https://academic.oup.com/jpubhealth/advance-article-pdf/doi/10.1093/pubmed/fdad016/49401979/fdad016.pdf |
Publication 11161
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Being breastfed is associated with lower cardiovascular risk factors but, to date, no studies have demonstrated a protective effect on cardiovascular disease (CVD). This study aims to address the limitations of previous studies, specifically insufficient statistical power and residual confounding, to determine if such association exists.</p>
METHODS: This is a population-based retrospective cohort study of 320 249 men and women aged 40-69 years. Breastfeeding status was self-reported. CVD and myocardial infarction (MI) events and deaths based via linkage to hospitalization and death records.</p>
RESULTS: Overall, 28 469 (8.4%) participants experienced a CVD event and 5174 (1.6%) experienced an MI. Following adjustment for sociodemographic, lifestyle and early life confounders, breastfeeding was associated with a reduced risk of CVD events (HR 0.97, 95% CI 0.94-1.00, P = 0.041), CVD deaths (HR 0.91, 95% CI 0.84-0.98, P = 0.017), MI events (HR 0.93, 95% CI 0.87-0.99, P = 0.033) and MI deaths (HR 0.81, 95% CI 0.67-0.98, P = 0.026).</p>
CONCLUSIONS: Child health benefits of breastfeeding are well established. However, the benefits of breastfeeding may extend into later life reinforcing the need to encourage and support breastfeeding.</p>
4 Authors
- Shinya Nakada
- Frederick K Ho
- Carlos Celis-Morales
- Jill P Pell
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