Table 3 Duration of exclusive breastfeeding on the odds of a respiratory or gastrointestinal infection in any three-month interval after 12 months of age among children no longer being breastfed and followed in the study until at least 48 months of age (n = 5666)

1.009 (0.994–1.023)

0.25

1.004 (0.990–1.017)

0.61

1.013 (0.999–1.028)

0.07

0.985 (0.939–1.033)

0.54

1.027 (0.983–1.073)

0.23

1.002 (0.959–1.048)

0.92

0.996 (0.956–1.035)

0.84

0.971 (0.952–0.991)

0.004

0.993 (0.974–1.012)

0.48

0.988 (0.964–1.012)

0.33

1.010 (0.996–1.024)

0.16

0.998 (0.977–1.018)

0.81

1.014 (0.997–1.031)

0.11

1.010 (0.994–1.026)

0.22