ArticleThorax2018
Protective effect of breastfeeding on recurrent cough in adulthood.
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- Non-atopic rhinitis at age 6 is associated with subsequent development of asthma.Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2019Trial
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- Epithelial cell responses to rhinovirus identify an early-life-onset asthma phenotype in adults.The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology · 2022Article
- Exclusive breastfeeding lowers the odds of childhood diarrhea and other medical conditions: evidence from the 2016 Ethiopian demographic and health survey.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2021Article
- Safety of Electronic Cigarette Use During Breastfeeding: Qualitative Study Using Online Forum Discussions.Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Article
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rationaleBreastfeeding protects from respiratory infections in early life but its relationship to recurrent cough and other respiratory outcomes in adult life is not well established.
methodsInfant feeding practices were assessed prospectively in the Tucson Children's Respiratory Study, a non-selected birth cohort and categorised into formula from birth or introduced <1 month, formula introduced ≥1 to <4 months and exclusive breastfeeding for ≥4 months. Infant feeding was assessed as an ordinal variable representing an increasing dose of breastmilk across the three categories.
resultsOf the 786 participants, 19% breastfed <1 month, 50% breastfed ≥1 to <4 months and 31% breastfed ≥4 months. The prevalence of recurrent cough at 22, 26 and 32 years was 17%, 15% and 16%, respectively. Each ordinal increase in breastfeeding duration was associated with a decreased risk of recurrent cough in adult life: adjusted OR=0.71, (95% CI: 0.56 to 0.89), p=0.004. Additional adjustment for concurrent adult asthma, wheeze, smoking and lung volume did not change these results.
conclusionLonger duration of breastfeeding reduces the risk of recurrent cough in adult life, regardless of smoking and other respiratory symptoms, suggesting long-term protective effects on respiratory health.
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