Results
Mothers and offspring characteristics were similar between the
intervention and placebo groups, apart from longer breastfeeding
duration in the intervention group. Adjusting for breastfeeding
duration, offspring of mothers who received 1000 IU cholecalciferol
daily had a lower odds ratio (OR) of atopic eczema at age 12 months: OR
(95%CI) 0.55 (0.32-0.97), p=0.04. The ORs of atopic eczema in the
intervention group at ages 24 and 48 months were 0.77 (0.47-1.24) and
0.71 (0.35-1.43), respectively.