Journal
ALLERGOLOGIA ET IMMUNOPATHOLOGIA
Volume 46, Issue 1, Pages 9-14Publisher
ELSEVIER DOYMA SL
DOI: 10.1016/j.aller.2017.02.009
Keywords
Child; Eczema; Mediterranean diet; Pregnancy; Wheezing
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- Carlos III Institute
- Spanish Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs [PI 050918]
- Department of Health, Government of Navarra, Spain [6106]
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Background: This study examined the relationship between different food groups and the adherence to a Mediterranean diet during pregnancy and the risk of wheezing and eczema in children aged 12-15 months. Methods: The study involves 1087 Spanish infants from the International Study of Wheezing in Infants (Estudio Internacional de Sibilancias en Lactantes, EISL). The study of the association of the different food consumption and Mediterranean diet with wheezing, recurrent wheezing and eczema was performed using different models of unconditional logistic regression to obtain adjusted prevalence odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). Results: No association was found between a good adherence to the Mediterranean diet during pregnancy and the development of wheezing (p= 0.372), recurrent wheezing (p= 0.118) and eczema (p= 0.315). The consumption once or twice a week of white fish (OR: 1.95[1.01-3.75]), cooked potatoes (OR: 1.75[1.22-2.51]) and industrial pastry (OR: 1.59[1.13-2.24]), and the consumption more than three times a week of industrial pastry (OR: 1.47 [1.01-2.13]) during pregnancy increases the risk of wheezing at 12 months. Instead, high fruit consumption during the pregnancy has a protective effect against wheezing in 12-month-old infants (OR: 0.44 [0.20-0.99]). No statistically significant differences were observed between food intake during pregnancy and recurrent wheezing. No statistically significant differences were observed between the consumption of any food during pregnancy and the presence of eczema at 12 months. Conclusions The present study showed that the consumption of Mediterranean diet during pregnancy did not have a protective effect for wheezing, recurrent wheezing or eczema. (C) 2017 SEICAP. Published by Elsevier Espana, S.L.U. All rights reserved.
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