Table 4:
Association of residual exclusive breastfeeding duration¥ with prevalence of eczema (measured repeatedly at ages 1-or-2, 4, 10, and 18 years) stratified by maternal gestational smoking.
| Maternal smoking during pregnancy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter | Levels | NO (k=3011) |
YES (k=839) |
||
| Risk ratio (95% CI) |
p- value |
Risk ratio (95% CI) |
p- value |
||
| Residual duration of exclusive breastfeeding |
1.00 (0.99, 1.01) | 0.75 | 0.97 (0.94, 0.99) | 0.04 | |
| 0 weeks | Ref. | Ref. | |||
| ≥ 3 weeks | 1 (0.98, 1.03) | 0.75 | 0.91 (0.84, 0.99) | 0.04 | |
| ≥ 9 weeks | 1.01 (0.93, 1.1) | 0.75 | 0.76 (0.58, 0.98) | 0.04 | |
| ≥ 15 weeks | 1.02 (0.89, 1.2) | 0.75 | 0.63 (0.41, 0.97) | 0.04 | |
| ≥ 21 weeks | 1.03 (0.85, 1.3) | 0.75 | 0.52 (0.29, 0.96) | 0.04 | |
| FLG loss of function variants |
1.5 (1.06, 2.06) | 0.02 | 1.99 (1.02, 3.90) | 0.04 | |
| Time | Year 1/ 2 | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. |
| Year 4 | 0.76 (0.63, 0.92) | 0.006 | 0.66 (0.4, 1.08) | 0.1 | |
| Year 10 | 0.94 (0.78, 1.13) | 0.51 | 0.98 (0.64, 1.48) | 0.9 | |
| Year 18 | 0.74 (0.60, 0.92) | 0.007 | 0.86 (0.54, 1.39) | 0.55 | |
| Weeks of gestation | 1.1 (1.0, 1.23) | 0.09 | 1.12 (0.96, 1.33) | 0.15 | |
| Maternal eczema status | 1.3 (0.97, 1.85) | 0.07 | 1.17 (0.61, 2.24) | 0.62 | |
| Paternal eczema status | 1.87 (1.32, 2.63) | 0.0004 | 1.24 (0.54, 2.86) | 0.61 | |
| Gender (Female is the reference) |
Male | 0.89 (0.70, 1.14) | 0.36 | 1.06 (0.64, 1.76) | 0.81 |
Residuals are calculated by regressing exclusive breastfeeding duration on maternal gestational smoking.
Note: Socio economic status not added in the model since it did not have enough variability in the smoking =‘Yes’ group