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OBJECTIVE: To determine if short term exclusive (EBF), combined breastfeeding (CBF), or an early start of other kind of food constitute risk factors for appendicitis in children. MATERIALS AND METHODS: By means of a case-control study, the mothers of 200 children up to 16 years with a diagnosis of acute appendicitis and 200 matched controls were interviewed regarding the duration of breastfeeding and the start of other foods. Data were analyzed to calculate chi-square c2; odds ratio (OR) was used to calculate risk factors, confidence intervals (CI 95%) were also determined. RESULTS: There was no EBF in 52 cases (26%), or in 5 controls (2.5%) (p< 0.001). EBF lasted for 2.3 +/- 1.8 months in cases and 3 +/- 1.1 months in controls (p< 0.001). CBF lasted for 8.1 +/- 7.5 months in cases and 8.8 +/- 3.5 in controls (p< 0.001); ablactation was started at 4.4 +/- 1.3 months in cases and at 4.7+/-1.2 in controls (p< 0.05). The OR of developing appendicitis for non- EBF was 10.4 (CI 95% 4 - 26.5), for ablactation before 4 months 1.4, (CI 95% 0.9 - 2) and for CBF for less than 6 months 4.6, (CI 95% 2.3 - 8.3). CONCLUSIONS: The risk of developing appendicitis is higher among children who never received EBF and who were breastfed for less than 6 months.
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Appendicitis/etiology , Breast Feeding , Adolescent , Appendicitis/epidemiology , Case-Control Studies , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Male , Risk Factors , Time FactorsABSTRACT
Objetivo: Determinar si un régimen de alimentación al seno materno exclusiva (ASME) o combinada (ASMT) de corta duración, o una temprana ablactación constituyen factores de riesgo para desarrollar apendicitis aguda en la niñez. Material y métodos: Mediante un estudio de casos y controles se interrogó a las madres de 200 menores de edad preescolar, escolar y adolescente con diagnóstico de apendicitis aguda y de 200 controles pareados acerca de la duración de la alimentación al seno materno y la edad al inicio de fórmulas o papillas. Los datos fueron analizados mediante la prueba x², razón de momios (RM) e intervalos de confianza (IC 95%). Resultados: En 52 casos (26%), 5 controles no recibieron ASME (2.5%) (p< 0.001). La ASME se prolongó durante 2.3 ± 1.8 meses en los casos y 3 ± 1.1 meses en los controles (p< 0.001), y la ASMT durante 8.1 ± 7.5 meses en los casos y 8.8 ± 3.5 en los controles (p< 0.001); la ablactación ocurrió a los 4.4 ± 1.3 meses en los casos y 4.7 ± 1.2 en los controles (p< 0.05). El riesgo de padecer apendicitis para el que nunca recibió ASME fue de 10.4 (IC 95% 4 -26.5), para la ablactación antes de los 4 meses de 1.4, (IC 95% 0.9 - 2) y para la alimentación al seno materno menor a 6 meses de duración de 4.6, (IC 95% 2.3 8.3). Conclusiones: El riesgo de padecer apendicitis aumenta en los niños que no recibieron ASME y en los que recibieron ASMT por menos de seis meses.
Objective: To determine if short term exclusive (EBF), combined breastfeeding (CBF), or an early start of other kind of food constitute risk factors for appendicitis in children. Materials and methods: By means of a case control study, the mothers of 200 children up to 16 years with a diagnosis of acute appendicitis and 200 matched controls were interviewed regarding the duration of breastfeeding and the start of other foods. Data were analyzed to calculate chi square c²; odds ratio (OR) was used to calculate risk factors, confidence intervals (CI 95%) were also determined. Results: There was no EBF in 52 cases (26%), or in 5 controls (2.5%) (p< 0.001). EBF lasted for 2.3 ± 1.8 months in cases and 3 ± 1.1 months in controls (p< 0.001). CBF lasted for 8.1 ± 7.5 months in cases and 8.8 ± 3.5 in controls (p< 0.001); ablactation was started at 4.4 ± 1.3 months in cases and at 4.7 ± 1.2 in controls (p< 0.05). The OR of developing appendicitis for non- EBF was 10.4 (CI 95% 4 -26.5), for ablactation before 4 months 1.4, (CI 95% 0.9 - 2) and for CBF for less than 6 months 4.6, (CI 95% 2.3 8.3). Conclusions: The risk of developing appendicitis is higher among children who never received EBF and who were breastfed for less than 6 months.
