Primal Health Databank: Study
| Entry No: | 1014 |
| Title: | Breastfeeding and Timing of First Dietary Introduction in Relation to Childhood Asthma, Allergies, and Airway Diseases: A Cross-sectional Study. |
| Author(s): | Huang C, Liu W, et al |
| Reference: | J Asthma. 2016 Sep 7:0. [Epub ahead of print] |
| Place of Study: | China |
| Abstract: | The authors investigated associations of breastfeeding (BF) durations and patterns and of timing of other dietary introductions with prevalences of asthma, wheeze, hay fever, rhinitis, pneumonia, and eczema among preschool children.
During April 2011-April 2012, the authors conducted a cross-sectional study in 72 kindergartens from five districts of Shanghai, China and obtained 13,335 questionnaires of children 4-6 year-old. They used multiple logistic regression models to evaluate the target associations.
Compared to children who were never BF, children who were exclusively breastfed for three-six months had the lowest risk of asthma (adjusted odds ratio and 95% confidence interval: 0.81, 0.72-0.91) and wheeze (0.93, 0.87-0.99); and exclusive BF >6 months was significantly associated with a reduced risk of hay fever (0.93, 0.89-0.97), rhinitis (0.97, 0.94-0.99), pneumonia (0.97, 0.94-0.99), and eczema (0.96, 0.93-0.99). No significant associations were found between time when fruits or vegetables were introduced and the studied diseases. Associations were independent of the child's sex and parent's ownership of the current residence. Longer duration BF was only significantly protective when there was no family history of atopy. |
| Keyword(s): | allergic disease, allergic rhinitis, asthma in childhood, atopic dermatitis, atopic diseases, Atopic eczema, atopy, breastfeeding |
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