Table 3. Odds ratios of peanut allergy in relation to infantile peanut introduction.
Number/Total number |
(%) | Crude OR or RD | 95% CI | Adjusted OR or RDa | 95% CI | |
Total | ||||||
Infantile peanut introduction | ||||||
Yes | 3/3,294 | 0.09 | 0.47 | 0.15–1.47 | 0.53 | 0.17–1.68 |
No | 126/64,518 | 0.20 | ref | ref | ||
Risk difference | −0.0010 | −0.0021 to 0.00 | −0.0009 | −0.0016 to 0.0013 | ||
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Without infantile eczema | ||||||
Infantile peanut introduction | ||||||
Yes | 3/3,179 | 0.09 | 0.56 | 0.18–1.77 | 0.65 | 0.20–2.05 |
No | 104/61,936 | 0.17 | ref | ref | ||
Risk difference | −0.0007 | −0.0019 to 0.0004 | −0.0006 | −0.0013 to 0.0018 | ||
With infantile eczema | ||||||
Infantile peanut introduction | ||||||
Yes | 0/115 | 0.00 | N/A | N/A | ||
No | 22/2,582 | 0.85 | ||||
Risk difference | −0.0085 | −0.0121 to −0.0050 | N/A |
CI, confidence interval; N/A, not applicable; OR, odds ratio; RD, risk difference.
aAdjusted for maternal history of allergy, passive smoking, maternal peanut intake during pregnancy, house income, mode of delivery, child sex, older siblings, and infantile eczema (unless stratified by the factor).