| Relationship between infant feeding and infectious illness: a prospective study of infants during the first year of life. | |
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PMID: 2314958 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Prior studies investigating the relationship between infant feeding and infectious illnesses in developed countries have provided conflicting data about whether breast-feeding protects against common infectious illnesses early in life. These conflicts may in part be due to the failure to consider the following methodologic issues: (1) collecting data prospectively at frequent intervals for active surveillance of the detection of infections and of feeding practices, (2) specifying what is meant by infectious illnesses and breast-feeding, (3) controlling for confounding variables such as social class or presence of siblings in the household, and (4) applying appropriate analytical strategies to a population in which both feeding and exposure to illness change over time. A total of 500 infants born consecutively in a university-affiliated community hospital in Copenhagen, Denmark, were studied prospectively for the first 12 months of life by means of a detailed, monthly, mailed questionnaire that focused on feeding practices and illnesses (overall response rate, 73%). The percentage of infants who were completely or mostly breast-fed decreased from 88% at 1 month to 20% at 12 months of age. After adjustment for major covariates, no statistically significant relationship was found between the type of infant feeding and the incidence of four categories of infectious illnesses: gastroenteritis, upper respiratory illness, otitis media, and lower respiratory illness. The adjusted incidence density ratio for gastroenteritis was 1.067 (95% confidence interval = 0.982, 1.226) and for upper respiratory illnesses 0.984 (95% confidence interval = 0.883, 1.096).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS) |
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Authors:
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D H Rubin; J M Leventhal; P A Krasilnikoff; H S Kuo; J F Jekel; B Weile; A Levee; M Kurzon; A Berget |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Pediatrics Volume: 85 ISSN: 0031-4005 ISO Abbreviation: Pediatrics Publication Date: 1990 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1990-04-19 Completed Date: 1990-04-19 Revised Date: 2007-11-14 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0376422 Medline TA: Pediatrics Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 464-71 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Division of Pediatric, Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York. |
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Algorithms Breast Feeding* Denmark / epidemiology Female Follow-Up Studies Gastroenteritis / epidemiology* Humans Incidence Infant Food* Infant, Newborn Otitis Media / epidemiology Prospective Studies Questionnaires Respiratory Tract Infections / epidemiology* Socioeconomic Factors |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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MCJ-360554//PHS HHS |
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Comment In:
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Pediatrics. 1990 Nov;86(5):806-7
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Pediatrics. 1991 Nov;88(5):1079-80 [PMID: 1945625 ] |
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