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PEDIATRIC RESEARCH
Volume 87, Issue 1, Pages 163-168Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/s41390-019-0540-3
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- Erasmus MC, Rotterdam
- Erasmus University, Rotterdam
- Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development (ZonMw)
- Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO)
- Ministry of Health, Welfare, and Sport
- Ministry of Youth and Families
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BACKGROUND: Acute otitis media (AOM) is a common pediatric disease and frequent reason for antibiotic treatment. We aimed to identify environmental and host factors associated with AOM and assess which determinants were associated with AOM at specific ages. METHODS: This study among 7863 children was embedded in the Generation R Study: a population-based prospective cohort study from fetal life onwards. Data on outcome and possible determinants were collected using questionnaires until 6 years. We used generalized estimating equation models to examine associations with AOM with longitudinal odds at different ages, considering correlations between repeated measurements. RESULTS: Male gender increased odds of AOM in children at 2, 3, and 4 years but not at other ages. Postnatal household smoking, presence of siblings, and pet birds increased odds of AOM. Breastfeeding decreased AOM odds, most notably in the first 2 months of life. No association was found for season of birth, maternal age, ethnicity, aberrant birth weight for gestational age, prenatal smoking, furry pets, and daycare attendance. CONCLUSIONS: Risk of childhood AOM varies with age. Significant association with AOM was found for gender and breastfeeding at specific ages and for household smoking, presence of siblings, and pet birds at all the studied ages.
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