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von Berg, A.* ; Filipiak-Pittroff, B.* ; Krämer, U.* ; Hoffmann, B.* ; Link, E.* ; Beckmann, C.* ; Hoffmann, U. ; Reinhardt, D.* ; Grubl, A.* ; Heinrich, J. ; Wichmann, H.-E. ; Bauer, C.P.* ; Koletzko, S.* ; Berdel, D.*

Allergies in high-risk schoolchildren after early intervention with cow's milk protein hydrolysates: 10-year results from the German Infant Nutritional Intervention (GINI) study.

J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 131, 1565-1573 (2013)
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BACKGROUND: The long-term effect of nutritional intervention with hydrolysate infant formulas on allergic manifestations in high-risk children is uncertain. OBJECTIVE: We sought to investigate the effect of hydrolysate infant formulas on allergic phenotypes in children with family history of allergies at school age. METHODS: We analyzed data from participants of the prospective German Infant Nutritional Intervention study after 10 years of follow-up. At birth, children were randomly assigned to receive, for the first 4 months, one of 4 blinded formulas as breast milk substitute, if necessary: partially hydrolyzed whey formula (pHF-W), extensively hydrolyzed whey formula (eHF-W), extensively hydrolyzed casein formula (eHF-C), or standard cow's milk formula. Outcomes were parent-reported, physician-diagnosed allergic diseases. Log-binomial regression models were used for statistical analysis. RESULTS: The relative risk for the cumulative incidence of any allergic disease in the intention-to-treat analysis (n = 2252) was 0.87 (95% CI, 0.77-0.99) for pHF-W, 0.94 (95% CI, 0.83-1.07) for eHF-W, and 0.83 (95% CI, 0.72-0.95) for eHF-C compared with standard cow's milk formula. The corresponding figures for atopic eczema/dermatits (AD) were 0.82 (95% CI, 0.68-1.00), 0.91 (95% CI, 0.76-1.10), and 0.72 (95% CI, 0.58-0.88), respectively. In the per-protocol analysis (n = 988) effects were stronger. The period prevalence of AD at 7 to 10 years was significantly reduced with eHF-C in this analysis, but there was no preventive effect on asthma or allergic rhinitis. CONCLUSION: The significant preventive effect on the cumulative incidence of allergic diseases, particularly AD, with pHF-W and eHF-C persisted until 10 years without rebound, whereas eHF-W showed no significant risk reduction. There is insufficient evidence of ongoing preventive activity at 7 to 10 years of age.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
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Keywords Birth cohort; Double-blind randomized trial; Nutritional intervention; Cow's milk protein hydrolysate infant formulas; Long-term allergy prevention; Hydrolyzed Formulas ; Dietary Prevention ; Childhood Asthma ; Atopic Disease ; Food Allergy ; Children ; Isaac ; Eczema ; Life ; Age
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0091-6749
e-ISSN 1097-6825
Journal The journal of allergy and clinical immunology
Quellenangaben Volume: 131, Issue: 6, Pages: 1565-1573 Article Number: , Supplement: ,
Publisher Elsevier
Publishing Place Amsterdam [u.a.]
Non-patent literature Publications
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) Institute of Epidemiology (EPI)