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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