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Table 2 Prevalence of allergy-related diseases

From: Duration of breastfeeding, age at introduction of complementary foods and allergy-related diseases: a prospective cohort study

Disease and age

N*

n

%

95% CI

Asthma

2 years (ever)

6101

403

6.6

6.0, 7.3

6 years (current)

3705

175

4.7

4.1, 5.5

Wheeze

2 years (ever)

5922

1577

26.6

25.5, 27.8

6 years (current)

3668

388

10.6

9.6, 11.6

ARC

2 years (ever)

5562

354

6.4

5.8, 7.0

6 years (ever)

3438

424

12.3

11.3, 13.5

Eczema

2 years (ever)

5927

998

16.8

15.9, 17.8

6 years (current)

3648

505

13.8

12.8, 15.0

6 years (ever)

3630

710

19.6

18.3, 20.9

  1. *Children with available information on duration of breastfeeding or age at introduction to complementary foods are included. The numbers vary because of missing outcome data