Does Breast-feeding Relate to Development of Atopic Dermatitis in Young Korean Children?: Based on the Fourth and Fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007–2012
- Title
- Does Breast-feeding Relate to Development of Atopic Dermatitis in Young Korean Children?: Based on the Fourth and Fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007–2012
- Author
- 이경석
- Keywords
- Atopic dermatitis; breast-feeding; children; Korea; prevention
- Issue Date
- 2017-05
- Publisher
- KOREAN ACAD ASTHMA ALLERGY & CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY
- Citation
- ALLERGY ASTHMA & IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH, v. 9, no. 4, page. 307-313
- Abstract
- Purpose: There have been conflicting reports concerning the relationship between breast-feeding and the development of atopic dermatitis (AD) in early childhood. The objective of this study was to investigate the associations between breast-feeding and the risk of AD in early childhood in Korea. Methods: We combined the fourth and fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data collected from 2007 to 2012 and analyzed 2,015 children at 1 to 3 years old. Regression analysis was used to determine the association of the following variables: AD, feeding types, duration of breast-feeding, and others. Results: The annual prevalence of exclusive breast-feeding and AD decreased. Parents with allergic diseases preferred breast-feeding and extended duration of feeding compared with those without. In multiple logistic regression analyses, exclusive breast-feeding in feeding type I (P=0.070; adjusted odds ratio [OR]=1.990), exclusive breast-feeding in feeding type II (P=0.095; adjusted OR=1.495) and breast-feeding duration (P=0.430; adjusted OR=1.013) were not significantly related to AD. Conclusions: Breast-feeding was not found to be associated with an occurrence of AD in young children. Rather, parents with histories of allergic diseases tended to prefer breast-feeding and extend its duration. To clarify the role of breast-feeding in the development of AD, a nation-wide prospective study is needed.
- URI
- https://e-aair.org/DOIx.php?id=10.4168/aair.2017.9.4.307https://repository.hanyang.ac.kr/handle/20.500.11754/113953
- ISSN
- 2092-7355; 2092-7363
- DOI
- 10.4168/aair.2017.9.4.307
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- COLLEGE OF MEDICINE[S](의과대학) > MEDICINE(의학과) > Articles
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