|
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
|
- †Detected: > 0 µg/mL
- ‡P values were obtained by performing a Fisher’s exact test