Breastfeeding and the risk for diarrhea morbidity and mortality

Table 2 The effect of suboptimal breastfeeding on selected outcomes during infancy

听	听	0-5 months*			0-11 months*
Outcome	Reference Category	Predominant	Partial	Not	Partial	Not
Diarrhea Incidence	Exclusive	1.26 (0.81-1.95)[22]	1.68 (1.03-2.76)[22, 23, 28]	2.65 (1.72-4.07)[22, 23, 28]	听	听
听	Predominant	听	1.77 (0.82-3.83)[22, 26, 27]	2.08 (1.58-2.72)[22, 27]	听	听
听	Partial	听	听	1.71 (1.38-2.11)[22, 23, 27]	听	听
Diarrhea Prevalence	Exclusive	2.15 (1.81-2.55)[22, 30, 32, 34]	4.62 (2.37-9.00)[22, 30, 32]	4.90 (2.93-8.21)[22, 32, 34]	听	听
听	Predominant	听	1.46 (0.95-2.26)[22, 27, 30]	2.40 (1.31-4.43)[22, 27, 34]	听	听
听	Partial	听	听	2.05 (1.46-2.88)[22, 27]	听	听
听	Any	听	听	听	听	1.21 (0.95-1.53)[34]
Diarrhea Mortality	Exclusive	2.28 (0.85-6.13)[19, 20]	4.62 (1.81-11.76)[19, 20]	10.52 (2.79-39.6)[19, 20]	听	听
听	Predominant	听	2.41 (1.21-4.83)[20]	7.88 (2.64-23.46)[20]	4.19 (2.24-7.84)[25, 33]	11.73 (4.71-29.21)[25, 33]
听	Partial	听	听	3.26 (1.15-9.25)[20]	听	1.69 (1.11-2.58)[25]
All-Cause Mortality	Exclusive	1.48 (1.14-1.92)[19, 20, 24]	2.84 (1.63-4.97)[19, 20, 24]	14.40 (6.13-33.86)[19, 20]	听	听
听	Predominant	听	1.69 (1.10-2.61)[20]	8.08 (4.45-14.69)[20]	听	听
听	Partial	听	听	4.77 (2.65-8.61)[20]	听	听
Diarrhea Hospitalization	Exclusive	2.28 (0.08-6.55)[20]	4.43 (1.75-13.84)[20]	19.48 (6.04-62.87)[20]	听	听
听	Predominant	听	3.16 (1.42-7.05)[20, 29]	16.41 (4.59-58.69)[20, 29]	听	听
听	Partial	听	听	3.95 (1.91-8.19)[20]	听	听

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