Table 2 The effect of suboptimal breastfeeding on selected outcomes during infancy

Diarrhea Incidence

1.26 (0.81-1.95)[22]

1.68 (1.03-2.76)[22, 23, 28]

2.65 (1.72-4.07)[22, 23, 28]

1.77 (0.82-3.83)[22, 26, 27]

2.08 (1.58-2.72)[22, 27]

1.71 (1.38-2.11)[22, 23, 27]

Diarrhea Prevalence

2.15 (1.81-2.55)[22, 30, 32, 34]

4.62 (2.37-9.00)[22, 30, 32]

4.90 (2.93-8.21)[22, 32, 34]

1.46 (0.95-2.26)[22, 27, 30]

2.40 (1.31-4.43)[22, 27, 34]

2.05 (1.46-2.88)[22, 27]

1.21 (0.95-1.53)[34]

Diarrhea Mortality

2.28 (0.85-6.13)[19, 20]

4.62 (1.81-11.76)[19, 20]

10.52 (2.79-39.6)[19, 20]

2.41 (1.21-4.83)[20]

7.88 (2.64-23.46)[20]

4.19 (2.24-7.84)[25, 33]

11.73 (4.71-29.21)[25, 33]

3.26 (1.15-9.25)[20]

1.69 (1.11-2.58)[25]

All-Cause Mortality

1.48 (1.14-1.92)[19, 20, 24]

2.84 (1.63-4.97)[19, 20, 24]

14.40 (6.13-33.86)[19, 20]

1.69 (1.10-2.61)[20]

8.08 (4.45-14.69)[20]

4.77 (2.65-8.61)[20]

Diarrhea Hospitalization

2.28 (0.08-6.55)[20]

4.43 (1.75-13.84)[20]

19.48 (6.04-62.87)[20]

3.16 (1.42-7.05)[20, 29]

16.41 (4.59-58.69)[20, 29]

3.95 (1.91-8.19)[20]