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Published in: Pediatric Rheumatology 1/2017

Open Access 01-12-2017 | Regular article

Early feeding and risk of Juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a case control study in a prospective birth cohort

Authors: Erik Kindgren, Mats Fredrikson, Johnny Ludvigsson

Published in: Pediatric Rheumatology | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

Background

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is considered to be an autoimmune disease, but the etiology is unknown. We decided to study the influence of early nutrition on later development of JIA.

Methods

All parents with children born between October 1, 1997 and October 1, 1999 in Southeast Sweden were asked to participate in the ABIS prospective cohort study (All Babies in Southeast Sweden), At 1 year, questionnaires with information on breastfeeding and introduction of foods were completed by 10,565 families. We identified 32 children with JIA and 111 children with non-chronic arthritis with completed questionnaires after delivery and after 1 year. A multivariable logistic regression model, adjusted for relevant factors, was performed to calculate the association between JIA and feeding during the first year of life.

Results

An increased risk for JIA was found in children who had breast fed for less than 4 months, as opposed to those who were continued on breast milk beyond 4 months of age (aOR 3.5, 95% CI 1.4-8,5; p = 0.006). A short duration of exclusive as well as total breastfeeding was associated with an increased risk of JIA (aOR 1.3, 95% CI 1.1-1.6; p = 0.008 and aOR 1.2, 95% CI 1.1-1.3; p < 0.001). All associations between breastfeeding and JIA persisted after adjustment. There was no relationship between early nutrition and non-chronic arthritis.

Conclusions

Our results indicate that there are different disease mechanisms for different types of arthritis in childhood. Longer duration of breastfeeding (both total and exclusive) may protect against development of JIA. Mothers should be encouraged to breast-feed their babies exclusively, if at all possible, for 4 months and continue partial breastfeeding for an extended time when foreign proteins are introduced.
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Metadata
Title
Early feeding and risk of Juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a case control study in a prospective birth cohort
Authors
Erik Kindgren
Mats Fredrikson
Johnny Ludvigsson
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Pediatric Rheumatology / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 1546-0096
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12969-017-0175-z

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