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Association between History of Prolonged Exclusive Breast-Feeding and the Lung Function Indices in Childhood

Although the propitious effects of breastfeeding on children’s health are indisputable, the impact of exclusive breastfeeding on the lung function later in life remains controversial. Our objective was to explore the possible associations between breastfeeding and the lung function of children who w...

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Autores principales: Perikleous, Evanthia P., Fouzas, Sotirios, Michailidou, Magdalena, Patsourou, Anna, Tsalkidis, Dimos, Steiropoulos, Paschalis, Nena, Evangelia, Chatzimichael, Athanasios, Paraskakis, Emmanouil
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9688515/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36360436
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children9111708
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author Perikleous, Evanthia P.
Fouzas, Sotirios
Michailidou, Magdalena
Patsourou, Anna
Tsalkidis, Dimos
Steiropoulos, Paschalis
Nena, Evangelia
Chatzimichael, Athanasios
Paraskakis, Emmanouil
author_facet Perikleous, Evanthia P.
Fouzas, Sotirios
Michailidou, Magdalena
Patsourou, Anna
Tsalkidis, Dimos
Steiropoulos, Paschalis
Nena, Evangelia
Chatzimichael, Athanasios
Paraskakis, Emmanouil
author_sort Perikleous, Evanthia P.
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description Although the propitious effects of breastfeeding on children’s health are indisputable, the impact of exclusive breastfeeding on the lung function later in life remains controversial. Our objective was to explore the possible associations between breastfeeding and the lung function of children who were exclusively breastfed for an extensive period of time. This was a cross-sectional study of children who were exclusively breastfed for more than 12 months. Demographics and anthropometric data were collected; the body mass index (BMI), % body fat, and % central obesity were calculated; and all the participants underwent standard spirometry with reversibility testing. The relationship between breastfeeding duration and spirometric parameters was assessed by Spearman’s correlation and multivariable regression, after adjustment for other confounders. Forty-six children (21 boys), aged 9.2 ± 2.4 years, with a reported breastfeeding duration of 27.5 ± 12.5 months (range 12–60 months) were included; 13% were overweight (none were obese) and 21.7% had central obesity. The average FEV1 was 104.7 ± 10.4% and the average FEF25-75 was 107.9 ± 13.3%. The duration of exclusive breastfeeding was positively correlated with FEF25-75% (r = 0.422, p = 0.003). Multivariable linear regression analysis confirmed the above finding (beta coefficient 0.478, p = 0.002), independently of age, overweight, and central obesity. No correlation was noted between the duration of breastfeeding and other spirometric parameters. In addition to its favorable impact on the metabolic profile, prolonged exclusive breastfeeding seems to exert a propitious effect on the function of smaller airways throughout childhood.
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spelling pubmed-96885152022-11-25 Association between History of Prolonged Exclusive Breast-Feeding and the Lung Function Indices in Childhood Perikleous, Evanthia P. Fouzas, Sotirios Michailidou, Magdalena Patsourou, Anna Tsalkidis, Dimos Steiropoulos, Paschalis Nena, Evangelia Chatzimichael, Athanasios Paraskakis, Emmanouil Children (Basel) Article Although the propitious effects of breastfeeding on children’s health are indisputable, the impact of exclusive breastfeeding on the lung function later in life remains controversial. Our objective was to explore the possible associations between breastfeeding and the lung function of children who were exclusively breastfed for an extensive period of time. This was a cross-sectional study of children who were exclusively breastfed for more than 12 months. Demographics and anthropometric data were collected; the body mass index (BMI), % body fat, and % central obesity were calculated; and all the participants underwent standard spirometry with reversibility testing. The relationship between breastfeeding duration and spirometric parameters was assessed by Spearman’s correlation and multivariable regression, after adjustment for other confounders. Forty-six children (21 boys), aged 9.2 ± 2.4 years, with a reported breastfeeding duration of 27.5 ± 12.5 months (range 12–60 months) were included; 13% were overweight (none were obese) and 21.7% had central obesity. The average FEV1 was 104.7 ± 10.4% and the average FEF25-75 was 107.9 ± 13.3%. The duration of exclusive breastfeeding was positively correlated with FEF25-75% (r = 0.422, p = 0.003). Multivariable linear regression analysis confirmed the above finding (beta coefficient 0.478, p = 0.002), independently of age, overweight, and central obesity. No correlation was noted between the duration of breastfeeding and other spirometric parameters. In addition to its favorable impact on the metabolic profile, prolonged exclusive breastfeeding seems to exert a propitious effect on the function of smaller airways throughout childhood. MDPI 2022-11-08 /pmc/articles/PMC9688515/ /pubmed/36360436 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children9111708 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Nena, Evangelia
Chatzimichael, Athanasios
Paraskakis, Emmanouil
Association between History of Prolonged Exclusive Breast-Feeding and the Lung Function Indices in Childhood
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title_short Association between History of Prolonged Exclusive Breast-Feeding and the Lung Function Indices in Childhood
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9688515/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36360436
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children9111708
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