Table 2.

The effect of suboptimal breastfeeding on selected outcomes during infancy

		0-5 months*			0-11 months*
Outcome	Reference Category	Predominant	Partial	Not	Partial	Not
Diarrhea Incidence	Exclusive	1.26 (0.81-1.95)[22]	1.68 (1.03-2.76)[22,23,28]	2.65 (1.72-4.07)[22,23,28]
	Predominant		1.77 (0.82-3.83)[22,26,27]	2.08 (1.58-2.72)[22,27]
	Partial			1.71 (1.38-2.11)[22,23,27]
Diarrhea Prevalence	Exclusive	2.15 (1.81-2.55)[22,30,32,34]	4.62 (2.37-9.00)[22,30,32]	4.90 (2.93-8.21)[22,32,34]
	Predominant		1.46 (0.95-2.26)[22,27,30]	2.40 (1.31-4.43)[22,27,34]
	Partial			2.05 (1.46-2.88)[22,27]
	Any					1.21 (0.95-1.53)[34]
Diarrhea Mortality	Exclusive	2.28 (0.85-6.13)[19,20]	4.62 (1.81-11.76)[19,20]	10.52 (2.79-39.6)[19,20]
	Predominant		2.41 (1.21-4.83)[20]	7.88 (2.64-23.46)[20]	4.19 (2.24-7.84)[25,33]	11.73 (4.71-29.21)[25,33]
	Partial			3.26 (1.15-9.25)[20]		1.69 (1.11-2.58)[25]
All-Cause Mortality	Exclusive	1.48 (1.14-1.92)[19,20,24]	2.84 (1.63-4.97)[19,20,24]	14.40 (6.13-33.86)[19,20]
	Predominant		1.69 (1.10-2.61)[20]	8.08 (4.45-14.69)[20]
	Partial			4.77 (2.65-8.61)[20]
Diarrhea Hospitalization	Exclusive	2.28 (0.08-6.55)[20]	4.43 (1.75-13.84)[20]	19.48 (6.04-62.87)[20]
	Predominant		3.16 (1.42-7.05)[20,29]	16.41 (4.59-58.69)[20,29]
	Partial			3.95 (1.91-8.19)[20]

*Effect reported as RR (95% CI)^[Ref]