Early Infant Feeding Practices as Possible Risk Factors for Immunoglobulin E-Mediated Food Allergies in Kuwait

Table 5

Multivariate logistic regression analysis to assess independent relationships between FA status and early exposures during infancy in children.

Variable	aOR	95% CI	-Value
Exclusive breastfeeding for six months or more	15.55	3.26–74.19	0.001
Supplemented with formula	3.53	0.78–16.08	0.103
Introduction of complementary feedings, age in months	2.62	0.85–8.08	0.093
Vitamin D status deficient or insufficient	5.42	1.92–15.30	0.001
Antibiotics exposure in the first year	5.00	1.58–15.84	0.006
Maternal BMI	0.841	0.23–3.03	0.791
Child’s age	1.21	0.96–1.51	0.104

aOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; is considered statistically significant.