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ABSTRACT: Objective
Our aim was to study the relation between the duration of full and any breastfeeding and risk of type 1 diabetes.Research design and methods
We included two population-based cohorts of children followed from birth (1996-2009) to 2014 (Denmark) or 2015 (Norway). We analyzed data from a total of 155,392 children participating in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) and the Danish National Birth Cohort (DNBC). Parents reported infant dietary practices when their child was 6 and 18 months old. The outcome was clinical type 1 diabetes, ascertained from nationwide childhood diabetes registries. Hazard ratios (HRs) were estimated using Cox regression.Results
Type 1 diabetes was identified in 504 children during follow-up, and the incidence of type 1 diabetes per 100,000 person-years was 30.5 in the Norwegian cohort and 23.5 in the Danish cohort. Children who were never breastfed had a twofold increased risk of type 1 diabetes compared with those who were breastfed (HR 2.29 [95% CI 1.14-4.61] for no breastfeeding vs. any breastfeeding for ≥12 months). Among those who were breastfed, however, the incidence of type 1 diabetes was independent of duration of both full breastfeeding (HR per month 0.99 [95% CI 0.97-1.01]) and any breastfeeding (0.97 [0.92-1.03]).Conclusions
Suggestive evidence supports the contention that breastfeeding reduces the risk of type 1 diabetes. Among those who were breastfed, however, no evidence indicated that prolonging full or any breastfeeding was associated with a reduced risk of type 1 diabetes.
SUBMITTER: Lund-Blix NA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5481976 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lund-Blix Nicolai A NA Dydensborg Sander Stine S Størdal Ketil K Nybo Andersen Anne-Marie AM Rønningen Kjersti S KS Joner Geir G Skrivarhaug Torild T Njølstad Pål R PR Husby Steffen S Stene Lars C LC
Diabetes care 20170509 7
<h4>Objective</h4>Our aim was to study the relation between the duration of full and any breastfeeding and risk of type 1 diabetes.<h4>Research design and methods</h4>We included two population-based cohorts of children followed from birth (1996-2009) to 2014 (Denmark) or 2015 (Norway). We analyzed data from a total of 155,392 children participating in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) and the Danish National Birth Cohort (DNBC). Parents reported infant dietary practices when th ...[more]