| Is being breastfed as an infant associated with adult pulmonary function? | |
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PMID: 16192256 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: Breastfeeding reduces the risk of asthma and respiratory infections in infants. Since respiratory infections are associated with reduced pulmonary function in adolescents, pulmonary function impairment may be carried into adulthood. Our aim was to determine whether a history of having been breastfed as an infant is a determinant of adult pulmonary function. METHODS: We analyzed data from a general population sample of residents of Erie and Niagara Counties between September 1995 and December 1999. We calculated forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV(1)) and forced vital capacity (FVC) prediction equations and used multiple linear regression models to study the association between having been breastfed as an infant and percentage predicted FEV(1) (FEV(1)%) and percentage predicted FVC (FVC%) after adjustment for covariates. RESULTS: Of 2305 subjects, 62% reported having been breastfed. After controlling for age, gender, weight, smoking status, pack-years of smoking, eosinophil counts and dietary factors, there was no association between having been breastfed (yes/no) and FEV(1)% or FVC% (regression coefficients 0.0049, p = 0.46 and 0.0055, p = 0.43, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: We did not find a strong or consistent association between having been breastfed as an infant and pulmonary function in adulthood. |
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Authors:
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Aasma Shaukat; Jo L Freudenheim; Brydon J B Grant; Paola Muti; Heather M Ochs-Balcom; Susan E McCann; Maurizio Trevisan; Licia Iacoviello; Holger J Schünemann |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of the American College of Nutrition Volume: 24 ISSN: 0731-5724 ISO Abbreviation: J Am Coll Nutr Publication Date: 2005 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-09-29 Completed Date: 2005-12-08 Revised Date: 2008-06-23 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8215879 Medline TA: J Am Coll Nutr Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 327-33 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Medicine, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, USA. |
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Adult Aged Anthropometry Breast Feeding* Canada Female Forced Expiratory Flow Rates Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Interviews as Topic Linear Models Lung / physiology* Male Middle Aged Questionnaires Respiratory Function Tests Risk Factors Smoking / adverse effects Vital Capacity / physiology* |
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AA09802/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS |
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