Exclusive breast feeding | Partial breast feeding | |||||||||||
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<4 months (n=773) | ≥4 months (n=3013) | <6 months (n=680) | ≥6 months (n=3110) | |||||||||
n | % | n | % | OR adj* | 95% CI | n | % | n | % | OR adj* | 95% CI | |
*Adjustment has been made for gender, heredity, maternal age, smoking during pregnancy and/or during the three first months of life of the child, and year of construction of home of the family. | ||||||||||||
†Asthma in combination with one or more of the following: atopic dermatitis, suspected allergic rhinitis, suspected allergic respiratory symptoms after exposure to pollen or pets, or adverse reactions to food. | ||||||||||||
‡Wheezing and/or disturbing cough, after contact with furred pets or tree/grass pollen. | ||||||||||||
§At least three of the five different outcomes: asthma, atopic dermatitis, suspected allergic rhinitis, suspected allergic respiratory symptoms after exposure to pollen or pets, or adverse reactions to food. | ||||||||||||
Wheezing ever | 251 | 33 | 797 | 27 | 0.78 | 0.65 to 0.93 | 219 | 32 | 830 | 27 | 0.81 | 0.67 to 0.97 |
Asthma according to definition | 90 | 12 | 231 | 7.7 | 0.66 | 0.51 to 0.87 | 81 | 12 | 240 | 7.7 | 0.69 | 0.52 to 0.91 |
Doctor’s diagnosis of asthma | 71 | 9.2 | 174 | 5.8 | 0.66 | 0.49 to 0.90 | 64 | 9.4 | 181 | 5.8 | 0.69 | 0.50 to 0.95 |
Asthma combined with any other allergic manifestation† | 53 | 6.9 | 133 | 4.4 | 0.69 | 0.49 to 0.97 | 46 | 6.8 | 140 | 4.5 | 0.77 | 0.54 to 1.1 |
Suspected allergic rhinitis | 70 | 9.0 | 192 | 6.5 | 0.73 | 0.54 to 0.99 | 61 | 9.0 | 201 | 6.5 | 0.80 | 0.58 to 1.09 |
Suspected allergic respiratory symptoms‡ | 58 | 7.5 | 137 | 4.6 | 0.66 | 0.47 to 0.92 | 48 | 7.0 | 148 | 4.8 | 0.80 | 0.56 to 1.15 |
Atopic dermatitis | 209 | 27 | 742 | 25 | 0.85 | 0.71 to 1.0 | 181 | 27 | 770 | 25 | 0.88 | 0.72 to 1.05 |
Adverse reaction to food | 166 | 22 | 601 | 20 | 0.91 | 0.75 to 1.1 | 135 | 20 | 632 | 20 | 1.0 | 0.85 to 1.31 |
Severe symptoms of allergic disease§ | 71 | 9.2 | 173 | 5.8 | 0.66 | 0.49 to 0.90 | 64 | 9.5 | 178 | 5.9 | 0.69 | 0.50 to 0.95 |