To analyze the impact of breastfeeding on life expectancy (LE) and healthy life expectancy (HLE) among rural women.
A cohort study was conducted involving women aged 40 and above from rural Henan. Data on demographic characteristics, personal medical history, and breastfeeding history were collected through questionnaires. The European five-dimensional health scale (EQ-5D-5L) was used to assess the quality-of-life utility index and visual analog scale (VAS) scores. Multi-state life table method was employed to calculate LE and HLE from three dimensions: common chronic diseases, health status utility index, and VAS scores.
Women with breastfeeding history had a lower prevalence of common chronic diseases (21.85% vs 23.46%). The average health status utility index and VAS scores were 0.94±0.12 and 76.85±15.26 for those with a breastfeeding history, compared to 0.93±0.15 and 76.09±17.97 for those without. In terms of common chronic diseases, women with breastfeeding history had HLE and LE at age 40 of 24.10 years and 44.36 years, respectively, which were 3.48 years and 3.23 years longer than those without breastfeeding history. In the utility index dimension, women with breastfeeding history had HLE and LE at age 40 of 35.96 years and 44.58 years, respectively, which were 4.08 years and 4.40 years longer than those without. In the VAS score dimension, HLE and LE at age 40 for women with breastfeeding history were 32.31 years and 46.36 years, respectively, which were 3.39 years and 3.75 years longer than those without. Among the three dimensions, in the utility index dimension, the highest HLE at age 40 was observed based on cumulative breastfeeding duration: ≤36 months (35.34 years), 37-60 months (35.87 years), and ≥61 months (36.34 years).
Breastfeeding is associated with longer HLE and LE among rural women, with those having a breastfeeding history enjoying greater HLE and LE. Increased cumulativebreastfeeding duration correlates with longer LE.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |