Growth in Exclusively Breastfed and Non-exclusively Breastfed Children: Comparisons with WHO Child Growth Standards and Korean National Growth Charts

CONCLUSION: In this study using large-scaled national data, Korean breastfed children are shorter and lighter by 3 years 6 months-4 years 6 months, but afterward, there is no significant difference from those who had mixed- or formula-feeding. Substantial disparities in the anthropometric indices of Korean infants under the age of 1 compared to KNCG and WHO-CGS were found, regardless of their infantile feeding types. Our results emphasize the importance of constructing a nationwide reference chart based on actual measurements of BF Korean infants.PMID:34873884 | DOI:10.3346/jkms.2021.36.e315
Source: Journal of Korean Medical Science - Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Source Type: research