Titre : | Long-term relation between breastfeeding and development of atopy and asthma in children and young adults : a longitudinal study. Commentary. (2002) |
Auteurs : | Malcolm-R SEARS ; Jan-O COWAN ; Erin-M FLANNERY ; Justina-M GREENE ; Gpeter HERBISON ; Patrick-G HOLT ; Richie POULTON ; Peter-D SLY ; Drobin TAYLOR ; Andrew-R WILLAN ; Department of Medicine. Dunedin School of Medicine. University of Otago. Dunedin. NZL ; Department of Medicine. McMaster University. Hamliton. Ontario. CAN ; Telethon Institute for Child Health Research and Centre for Child Health Research. Perth Western Australia. AUS |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | Lancet (The) (vol. 360, n° 9337, 2002) |
Pagination : | 887-907 (9p.) |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Asthme ; Allaitement ; Long terme ; Prévention santé ; Epidémiologie ; Facteur risque ; Enfant ; Homme ; Jeune adulte ; Nouvelle Zélande ; Océanie ; Appareil respiratoire [pathologie] ; Bronchopneumopathie obstructive ; Immunopathologie ; Allergie |
Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS R0xJ3nwA. Diffusion soumise ... autorisation]. Background Breastfeeding is widely advocated to reduce risk of atopy and asthma, but the evidence for such an effect is conflicting. We aimed to assess long-term outcomes of asthma and atopy related to breastfeeding in a New Zealand birth cohort. Methods Our cohort consisted of 1037 of 1139 children born in Dunedin, New Zealand, between April, 1972, and March, 1973, and residing in Otago province at age 3 years. Children were assessed every 2-5 years from ages 9 to 26 years with respiratory questionnaires, pulmonary function, bronchial challenge, and allergy skin tests. History of breastfeeding had been independently recorded in early childhood. Findings 504 (49%) of 1037 eligible children were breastfed (4 weeks or longer) and 533 (51%) were not. More children who were breastfed were atopic at all ages from 13 to 21 years to cats (p=0.0001), house dust mites (p=0.0010), and grass pollen (p |