Infant Feeding Practices and Nut Allergy over Time in Australian School Entrant Children
Aim. To measure the association between infant feeding practices and parent-reported nut allergy in school entrant children. Method. The Kindergarten Health Check Questionnaire was delivered to all 110 Australian Capital Territory (ACT) primary schools between 2006 and 2009. Retrospective analyses w...
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| description | Aim. To measure the association between infant feeding practices and parent-reported nut allergy in school entrant children. Method. The Kindergarten Health Check Questionnaire was delivered to all 110 Australian Capital Territory (ACT) primary schools between 2006 and 2009. Retrospective analyses were undertaken of the data collected from the kindergarten population. Results. Of 15142 children a strong allergic reaction to peanuts and other nuts was reported in 487 (3.2%) and 307 (3.9%), children, respectively. There was a positive association between parent reported nut allergy and breast feeding (OR=1.53; 1.11–2.11) and having a regular general practitioner (GP) (OR=1.42; 1.05–1.92). A protective effect was found in children who were fed foods other than breast milk in the first six months (OR=0.71; 0.60–0.84). Conclusion. Children were at an increased risk of developing a parent-reported nut allergy if they were breast fed in the first six months of life. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-29de690c56c44b9a964401fde06043442025-02-03T01:07:44ZengWileyInternational Journal of Pediatrics1687-97401687-97592012-01-01201210.1155/2012/675724675724Infant Feeding Practices and Nut Allergy over Time in Australian School Entrant ChildrenJessica Paton0Marjan Kljakovic1Karen Ciszek2Pauline Ding3Academic Unit of General Practice, Australian National University Medical School, P.O. Box 11, Woden, Canberra, ACT 2606, AustraliaAcademic Unit of General Practice, Australian National University Medical School, P.O. Box 11, Woden, Canberra, ACT 2606, AustraliaAcademic Unit of General Practice, Australian National University Medical School, P.O. Box 11, Woden, Canberra, ACT 2606, AustraliaAcademic Unit of General Practice, Australian National University Medical School, P.O. Box 11, Woden, Canberra, ACT 2606, AustraliaAim. To measure the association between infant feeding practices and parent-reported nut allergy in school entrant children. Method. The Kindergarten Health Check Questionnaire was delivered to all 110 Australian Capital Territory (ACT) primary schools between 2006 and 2009. Retrospective analyses were undertaken of the data collected from the kindergarten population. Results. Of 15142 children a strong allergic reaction to peanuts and other nuts was reported in 487 (3.2%) and 307 (3.9%), children, respectively. There was a positive association between parent reported nut allergy and breast feeding (OR=1.53; 1.11–2.11) and having a regular general practitioner (GP) (OR=1.42; 1.05–1.92). A protective effect was found in children who were fed foods other than breast milk in the first six months (OR=0.71; 0.60–0.84). Conclusion. Children were at an increased risk of developing a parent-reported nut allergy if they were breast fed in the first six months of life.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/675724 |
| spellingShingle | Jessica Paton Marjan Kljakovic Karen Ciszek Pauline Ding Infant Feeding Practices and Nut Allergy over Time in Australian School Entrant Children International Journal of Pediatrics |
| title | Infant Feeding Practices and Nut Allergy over Time in Australian School Entrant Children |
| title_full | Infant Feeding Practices and Nut Allergy over Time in Australian School Entrant Children |
| title_fullStr | Infant Feeding Practices and Nut Allergy over Time in Australian School Entrant Children |
| title_full_unstemmed | Infant Feeding Practices and Nut Allergy over Time in Australian School Entrant Children |
| title_short | Infant Feeding Practices and Nut Allergy over Time in Australian School Entrant Children |
| title_sort | infant feeding practices and nut allergy over time in australian school entrant children |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/675724 |
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