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Systematic review with meta-analysis: breastfeeding and the risk of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
- Source :
- Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics; Nov2017, Vol. 46 Issue 9, p780-789, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Background Breastfeeding is a modifiable factor that may influence development of inflammatory bowel diseases. However, literature on this has been inconsistent and not accounted for heterogeneity in populations and exposure. Aim To conduct a meta-analysis to examine the association between breastfeeding in infancy and risk of Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). Methods A systematic search of Medline/PubMed and Embase was performed for full text, English-language literature through November 2016. Studies were included if they described breastfeeding in infancy in patients with CD or UC, and healthy controls. Data were pooled using a random effects model for analysis. Results A total of 35 studies were included in the final analysis, comprising 7536 individuals with CD, 7353 with UC and 330 222 controls. Ever being breastfed was associated with a lower risk of CD ( OR 0.71, 95% CI 0.59-0.85) and UC ( OR 0.78, 95% CI 0.67-0.91). While this inverse association was observed in all ethnicity groups, the magnitude of protection was significantly greater among Asians ( OR 0.31, 95% CI 0.20-0.48) compared to Caucasians ( OR 0.78, 95% CI 0.66-0.93; P = .0001) in CD. Breastfeeding duration showed a dose-dependent association, with strongest decrease in risk when breastfed for at least 12 months for CD ( OR 0.20, 95% CI 0.08-0.50) and UC ( OR 0.21, 95% CI 0.10-0.43) as compared to 3 or 6 months. Conclusion Breastfeeding in infancy protects against the development of CD and ulcerative colitis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02692813
- Volume :
- 46
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 125591848
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.14291