The effects of family feeding pattern on the physical growth of infants
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1008-6706.2014.09.011
- VernacularTitle:家庭喂养行为对婴幼儿体格发育的影响
- Author:
Jinchan LIU
;
Yan LUO
;
Liang CHEN
;
Yan WANG
;
Ziyu SHAO
;
Li LI
;
Chuanlai HU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Enteral Nutrition;
Behavioral Research;
Child Development
- From:
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy
2014;(9):1302-1304
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the relationship between physical growth of infants and family feeding be -havior.Methods Demographic information was collected from 516 objects.Height,weight,head circumference,chest circumference were measured and feeding behavior was evaluated using prospective observational study method . Results (1) Feeding behavior score was positively associated with infant physical development indicators ,the be-tween groups differences of infant age ,body weight,body length were statistically significant (P<0.05).(2)The re-sults of Pearson correlation analysis showed that weight , head circumference of infants at 18 months and length at 24 months were significantly correlated with feeding behavior score (P<0.05).(3)The analysis of feeding behavior factors found that food preparation was associated with weight infants at 18 months(P<0.05);behavior of infants and height,weight,head circumference,chest circumference of children in the 18 months of age were related(P<0.05);infant feeding environment in the 18-month-old was related with their height,weight,head circumference(P<0.05). Conclusion It is suggested that well family feeding pattern might be a certain stimulative role in young children ′s physical growth and development .
