Relationship between breastfeeding and hepatic steatosis in women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus

Table 4 Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease 1 year postpartum for participants in groups 2 and 3

	Breastfeeding practice group^a
	Group 1 (n = 57)	Group 2 (n = 26)		Group 3 (n = 47)
		Unadjusted OR (95% CI)	Adjusted OR^b (95% CI)	Unadjusted OR (95% CI)	Adjusted OR^b (95% CI)
NAFLD	1.00 (reference)	0.80 (0.31, 2.06)	0.80 (0.27, 2.41)	0.30 (0.12, 0.74)	0.34 (0.14, 0.95)

Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, CI confidence interval, EBF exclusive breastfeeding, FPG fasting plasma glucose, NAFLD non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, OR odds ratio
^a Group 1 = breastfeeding for < 6 months; group 2 = breastfeeding for ≥ 6 months and EBF for < 6 months; and group 3 = breastfeeding for ≥ 6 months and EBF for 6 months
^b Adjusted for age, severity of GDM, method of contraception used, baseline BMI, and FPG

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