Table 1

Crude and adjusted analysis of the association between breast feeding (BF) and ultra-processed foods (UPF) and fresh or minimally processed foods (FMPF) consumption at 22–23 years and at 30 years in the 1982 Pelotas cohort

BFUPF consumption (%kcal) at 22–23 yearsFMPF consumption (%kcal) at 22–23 years
Crude
β (95% CI)
Adjusted*
β (95% CI)
Crude
β (95% CI)
Adjusted*
β (95% CI)
PBF duration (months)−0.21 (−0.43 to 0.01)0.00 (−0.26 to 0.27)0.01 (−0.25 to 0.28)−0.08 (−0.40 to 0.23)
PBF up to 4 months
YesRef.Ref.Ref.Ref.
No1.25 (0.21 to 2.28)0.32 (−0.89 to 1.54)−1.02 (−2.25 to 0.20)−0.49 (−1.95 to 0.97)
PBF up to 6 months
YesRef.Ref.Ref.Ref.
No2.68 (0.41 to 4.95)−0.03 (−2.78 to 2.72)−2.48 (−5.15 to 0.19)−2.24 (−5.54 to 1.05)
Total BF duration (months)−0.05 (−0.08 to −0.01)−0.01 (−0.05 to 0.03)0.04 (0.00 to 0.08)0.01 (−0.03 to 0.06)
Total BF duration
≥12 monthsRef.Ref.Ref.Ref.
<12 months1.58 (0.67 to 2.49)0.70 (−0.35 to 1.76)−1.22 (−2.30 to −0.14)−0.38 (−1.64 to 0.89)
BFUPF consumption (%kcal) at 30 yearsFMPF consumption (%kcal) at 30 years
Crude
β (95% CI)
Adjusted*
β (95% CI)
Crude
β (95% CI)
Adjusted*
β (95% CI)
PBF duration (months)−0.09 (−0.33 to 0.15)−0.00 (−0.29 to 0.28)0.08 (−0.19 to 0.34)0.07 (−0.25 to 0.39)
PBF up to 4 months
YesRef.Ref.Ref.Ref.
No0.23 (−0.87 to 1.33)−0.36 (−1.67 to 0.94)0.10 (−1.12 to 1.32)0.81 (−0.65 to 2.27)
PBF up to 6 months
YesRef.Ref.Ref.
No1.17 (−1.27 to 3.60)−1.14 (−4.10 to 1.83)0.84 (−1.86 to 3.54)2.37 (−0.94 to 5.68)
Total BF duration (months)−0.04 (-0.07 to 0.00)−0.02 (-0.06 to 0.02)0.05 (0.01 to 0.08)0.03 (−0.01 to 0.08)
Total BF duration
≥12 monthsRef.Ref.Ref.Ref.
<12 months1.21 (0.25 to 2.17)0.81 (−0.31 to 1.93)−0.98 (−2.04 to 0.09)−0.47 (−1.73 to 0.78)
  • Pelotas-RS, Brazil.

  • Bold values denote statistical significance at the p < 0.05 level.

  • *Adjusted by maternal education at birth, family income at birth, pregestational body mass index, gestational age.

  • PBF, predominant BF.