Table 1 Characteristics of study subjects
Number (%) | P value‡ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
All | Boys | Girls | ||
Number | 98 (100) | 59 (100) | 39 (100) | |
Birth weight (g) | ||||
< 2500 | 9 (9) | 4 (7) | 5 (13) | |
≥ 2500 | 89 (91) | 55 (93) | 34 (87) | 0.477 |
Feeding | ||||
Breast milk | 52 (53) | 29 (49) | 23 (59) | |
Breast milk/formula | 46 (47) | 30 (51) | 16 (41) | 0.410 |
Number of siblings | ||||
0 | 56 (57) | 33 (56) | 23 (59) | |
1 | 32 (33) | 20 (34) | 12 (31) | 0.823 |
≥ 2 | 10 (10) | 6 (10) | 4 (10) | 1.000 |
Wheezing | ||||
No | 78 (79) | 48 (81) | 30 (77) | |
Yes | 20 (20) | 11 (19) | 9 (23) | 0.617 |
Atopic dermatitis | ||||
No | 89 (91) | 52 (88) | 37 (95) | |
Yes | 9 (9) | 7 (12) | 2 (5) | 0.310 |
Allergic rhinitis | ||||
No | 89 (91) | 52 (88) | 37 (95) | |
Yes | 9 (9) | 7 (12) | 2 (5) | 0.310 |
Smoking habits of parents | ||||
No | 42 (43) | 27 (46) | 15 (38) | |
Yes | 56 (57) | 32 (54) | 24 (62) | 0.535 |
Allergic history of parents | ||||
None | 11 (11) | 5 (8) | 6 (15) | |
Either | 57 (58) | 35 (59) | 22 (56) | 0.341 |
Both | 30 (31) | 19 (32) | 11 (28) | 0.476 |
BADGE-specific IgG | ||||
Not detected | 78 (80) | 47 (80) | 31 (79) | |
Detected† | 20 (20) | 12 (20) | 8 (21) | 0.269 |