تلخیص
OBJECTIVE: To assess the inuence of feeding practices, maternal dietary habits and maternal body mass index (BMI) on growth pattern of breast-fed and formula-fed infants.METHODS: This cross-sectional study was performed on 50 healthy infants. Twenty-ve each breast-fed (BF) and formula-fed (FF) infants along with their mothers were enrolled. The infants' weight, height, BMI, head circumference and skinfolds (biceps and triceps) were recorded. Infant's mother weight, height, BMI, mid-arm circumference and skinfolds were also recorded. The mothers lled 24-hours dietary-recall proforma. The 24-hours dietary-recall was then analyzed by windiet® software.RESULTS: Age of infants was 78.40±35.88 days at time of assessment. Height and weight standard deviation score (SDS) was found to be -2.759±3.10 and -0.538±2.05 with SDS of BMI was 1.59±2.30. Mean anthropometric measurements betweenthetwogroupswerenotsignicantlydifferentexceptforhead circumference (BF=38.12±4.46, FF=40.32±2.34; p-value=0.036). BMI and age of 2motherswere26.49±4.93kg/mand29.54±2.86yearsatassessment. Anthropometric analysis of mothers showed an increasing trend of different parametersespeciallywaistcircumference(cm)inbreast-feedingmothers (lactating=75±15.6, non-lactating=61±18.2, p-value=0.007). Dietary intake of lactating mothers (energy=3032±12 Kcal; % energy intake=125.9±53.3) was moreascomparedtonon-lactatingmothers(1878±99Kcal;%energy intake=78±41.2). Similarly intake of carbohydrates (lactating=414±186, non-lactating=274±175),fats(lactating=109±60.4,non-lactating=66.6±33.7), proteins(lactating=98.2±52.5,non-lactating=60.2±54.2),zinc (lactating=14.64±7.28,non-lactating=8.08±8.53),selenium (lactating=30.4±22.3,non-lactating=4.12±7.64)anddietaryber (lactating=41.3±19.5, non-lactating=20.4±15.5) were signicantly different.CONCLUSION: Growth pattern of both breast-fed and formula-fed infants were not signicantly different. Energy intake, percentage energy intake and intake of macronutrients & micronutrients are more in lactating mothers