Abdominal Fat Distribution Among Breastfed and Formula-Fed Infants.
To compare abdominal subcutaneous and preperitoneal fat thickness among breastfed, mixed-fed, and formula-fed infants during the first 6 months of life.



A cohort study started with 94 healthy newborns and 76 were followed during the whole first semester of life. Breastfeeding status was assessed by a personal interview. Abdominal subcutaneous and preperitoneal fat thickness was measured by ultrasound at the first, third, and sixth month of life.



Subcutaneous and preperitoneal fat thickness showed no differences from the first to the sixth month of life among breastfed, mixed-fed,s and formula-fed infants, respectively; subcutaneous: 26.1 ± 10.2 to 57.4 ± 10.3 cm, 27.7 ± 10.5 to 55.4 ± 1.4, and 28.1 ± 10.9 to 52.7 ± 10.6; p = 0.344; preperitoneal: 10.6 ± 2.0 to 15.2 ± 1.7, 10.3 ± 2.8 to 15.5 ± 1.7, and 9.7 ± 2.6 to 15.6 ± 1.6; p = 0.623). No differences were observed among male and female infants.



Abdominal fat distribution measured by ultrasound seems not to be different among breastfed and formula-fed infants during the first semester of life.
1 Department of Mother and Child Care, Instituto de Pesquisa Prof. Joaquim Amorim Neto (IPESQ) , Campina Grande, Brazil .
Vivianne O
VO
Barros
1 Department of Mother and Child Care, Instituto de Pesquisa Prof. Joaquim Amorim Neto (IPESQ) , Campina Grande, Brazil .
Melania R
MR
Amorim
1 Department of Mother and Child Care, Instituto de Pesquisa Prof. Joaquim Amorim Neto (IPESQ) , Campina Grande, Brazil .
Adriana O
AO
Melo
1 Department of Mother and Child Care, Instituto de Pesquisa Prof. Joaquim Amorim Neto (IPESQ) , Campina Grande, Brazil .
Jousilene S
JS
Tavares
1 Department of Mother and Child Care, Instituto de Pesquisa Prof. Joaquim Amorim Neto (IPESQ) , Campina Grande, Brazil .
Andreza C
AC
Silva
2 Department of Mother and Child Care, Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP) , Recife, Brazil .
João G
JG
Alves
D050153:Abdominal Fat / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D050154:Adiposity; D001823:Body Composition; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D041943:Infant Formula; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies