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P-Wave Axis of Schoolchildren Who Were Once Breastfed
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ISSN: 2227-9067
WOS ID: 001031415700001
Scopus EID: 2-s2.0-85166344181
PMID: 37508752
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Costa J-A, Rodriguez-Trabal C, Pareja I, Tur A, Mambié M, Fernandez-Hidalgo M, et al. P-Wave Axis of Schoolchildren Who Were Once Breastfed. Children. 2023 Jul 21;10(7):1255.Abstract
It has been known for decades that breastfeeding leads to a lower risk of asthma, respiratory infections, or metabolic syndrome at school age. In addition, evidence is now accumulating on the influence of breast milk on the shape, volume, or function of the heart and lungs. Within this field of research into the effects of breast milk on the structure of the heart and lungs, we have set out to analyze the differential electrocardiographic characteristics of schoolchildren who were once breastfed.
This was an observational cross-sectional study, including 138 children aged 6 or 12 consecutively presenting to a well-child clinic between May and December 2022.
The ability to perform reproducible ECG records, the feasibility of weighing and measuring patient, and breastfeeding data collected from birth were used as the inclusion criteria.
Using the 40° cut-off value for the mean P-wave axis among schoolchildren, 76% of never-breastfed children in our sample have a P-wave axis in a more vertical position than the mean as compared to 58% of ever-breastfed children (OR: 2.25; 95% CI: 3.13-1.36); there was no other significant difference between infant feeding groups in somatometric characteristics or ECG parameters.
We found a significant difference of the mean values of the P-wave axis between never- and ever-breastfed children. Although this report should be approached cautiously, these findings add to the renewed interest in discerning developmental interventions to improve cardiovascular health.
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Área de Salud de Ibiza y Formentera - ASEF > Comunicación científicaAtención Primaria de Mallorca - APMALL > Comunicación científica
Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Islas Baleares - IDISBA > Comunicación científica