The effect of breastfeeding on spontan resolution of monosymptomatic enuresis.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to examine whether the duration of breastfeeding during infancy was associated with the time of spontaneous resolution of monosymptomatic enuresis (SRME).


METHODS
A total of 1500 people were surveyed at four centers. One hundred and eighty-one people with a history of monosymptomatic enuresis (ME) who received no treatment and had no day time symptoms were included in the study. The relationship between the duration of breastfeeding and SRME was assessed by considering the duration of breastfeeding as both continuous and categorical (cut-off value 5 months) variable. The multivariate general linear model was used to identify independente predictors such as gender, family history, and educational status of parents.


RESULTS
Pearson correlation analysis of the age of SRME and duration of breastfeeding found no statistically significant relationship. However, there was a significant difference in the age of SRME of those who were breastfed for 5 months or less compared to those who were breastfed for more than 5 months. According to the multivariate analysis, gender and educational status of parents were not effective on the age of SRME. Stepwise linear regression model showed that breastfeeding for five months or less and family history could affect the age of SRME. The regression formula was: age of SRME=9.599 + (3.807×five months or less of breastfeeding) + (1.258×positive family history).


CONCLUSIONS
It was found that when breastfeeding lasted for more than 5 months, there was a positive contribution to SRME.
Department of Urology, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Faculty of Medicine, Canakkale, Turkey.
Eyup Burak
EB
Sancak
Department of Urology, Giresun University, School of Medicine, Giresun, Turkey.
Ural
U
Oguz
Department of Urology, Bursa Orhangazi State Hospital, Bursa, Turkey.
Aykut
A
Aykac
Department of Urology, Giresun University, School of Medicine, Giresun, Turkey.
Erhan
E
Demirelli
Department of Urology, Kecioren Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Omer Faruk
OF
Bozkurt
Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Department of Urology, Ankara, Turkey.
Sertac
S
Cimen
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001942:Breast Feeding; D002648:Child; D004522:Educational Status; D004775:Enuresis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012737:Sex Factors; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors