Infants fed formula with added long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids have reduced incidence of respiratory illnesses and diarrhea during the first year of life

Table 4 HR for shorter time to first episode of common illnesses in the DHA/ARA group compared to control

		HR	95% CI	P -value
Respiratory illness	Bronchitis/Bronchiolitis	0.52	(0.36, 0.77)	0.001
Respiratory illness	Croup	0.24	(0.06, 1.00)	0.050
Symptoms of respiratory illness	Nasal Congestion	0.72	(0.54, 0.95)	0.023
Symptoms of respiratory illness	Cough	0.62	(0.45, 0.85)	0.003
Other illnesses	Otitis Media	0.67	(0.42, 1.07)	0.096
	Eczema	0.70	(0.44, 1.11)	0.127
	Diarrhea	0.55	(0.32, 0.93)	0.026

HR obtained from Cox proportional analysis; no covariates reached significance for any illnesses; statistical significance at P < 0.05.

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