Table 6 Relation between age at introduction to complementary foods and allergy-related diseases
Introduction to complementary foods (N = 3814) | Odds ratioa (95% CI) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
≥ 6 months (n = 996) | < 6 months (n = 2818) | |||||
Disease and age | nb | n (%) | nb | n (%) | Crude | Adjustedc |
Asthma | ||||||
2 years (ever) | 818 | 46 (5.6) | 2328 | 143 (6.1) | 0.91 (0.65, 1.28) | 0.92 (0.64, 1.34) |
6 years (current) | 644 | 30 (4.7) | 1699 | 75 (4.4) | 1.06 (0.69, 1.63) | 1.18 (0.75, 1.86) |
Wheeze | ||||||
2 years (ever) | 797 | 173 (21.7) | 2256 | 582 (25.8) | 0.80 (0.66, 0.97) | 0.85 (0.70, 1.05) |
6 years (current) | 637 | 70 (11.0) | 1683 | 173 (10.3) | 1.08 (0.80, 1.45) | 1.13 (0.83, 1.54) |
ARC | ||||||
2 years (ever) | 757 | 36 (4.8) | 2127 | 133 (6.3) | 0.75 (0.51, 1.09) | 0.88 (0.60, 1.30) |
6 years (ever) | 603 | 76 (12.6) | 1591 | 203 (12.8) | 0.99 (0.74, 1.31) | 1.09 (0.81, 1.47) |
Eczema | ||||||
2 years (ever) | 793 | 118 (14.9) | 2267 | 360 (15.9) | 0.93 (0.74, 1.16) | 0.98 (0.77, 1.24) |
6 years (current) | 631 | 82 (13.0) | 1670 | 224 (13.4) | 0.96 (0.74, 1.26) | 0.96 (0.72, 1.28) |
6 years (ever) | 629 | 113 (18.0) | 1661 | 328 (19.8) | 0.89 (0.70, 1.13) | 0.89 (0.69, 1.13) |