Associations between non-genetic maternal and infant’s characteristics and breastfeeding with total cholesterol, HDLc, and nHDLc (model 6 according to Table 2).

R2: percentage of variance explained (unadjusted R2); β: regression coefficient from linear regression analysis adjusting for recruitment group, age of children’s blood collection, and maternal education; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval; p: p-value. Values in bold are statistically significant (p-value*Breastfeeding duration was divided into quintiles to correct for its skewed distribution and investigate the presence of dose-effects.