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Table 3 Feeding practices associated with lactose intolerance

From: Lactose intolerance among severely malnourished children with diarrhoea admitted to the nutrition unit, Mulago hospital, Uganda

Characteristics

Lactose intolerant N = 50(%)

Lactose tolerant N = 146(%)

OR

95% CI

p-value

Δ Still breastfeeding:

     

Yes

11(24.4)

34(75.6)

0.87

0.40-1.90

0.719

No

34(27.2)

91(72.8)

   

#Duration of EBF:

     

< 4 months

25(35.7)

45(64.3)

2.24

1.16-4.33

0.015*

≥4 months

25(19.8)

101(80.2)

   

Ever had problems with cow's milk:

     

Yes

3(50.0)

3(50.0)

3.04

0.59-15.59

0.175Ψ

No

47(24.7)

143(75.3)

   

¶Effect of starting therapeutic milk:

     

Diarrhea worsened

25(35.2)

46(64.8)

2.88

1.41-5.86

0.003*

No effect

17(15.9)

90(84.1)

   

Therapeutic milk:

     

F75

41(25.6)

119(74.4)

1.03

0.45-2.38

0.938

F100

9(25.0)

27(75.0)

   
  1. *P-value significant (< 0.05), OR = Odd's ratio, CI = 95% confidence interval
  2. Δ Only children in the breastfeeding age range (3-24 months) were considered; hence they do not add up to 196.
  3. # Duration of exclusive breastfeeding, Ψ Fisher's Exact Test
  4. Only for those who had diarrhoea at admission, hence they do not add up to 196, (178/196).
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