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Table 3.

Comparison of baseline data between children with asthma and without asthma.

Basic characteristics	Asthma group N = 9		Non-asthma group N = 63		P value
Basic characteristics	n	%	n	%	P value
Sex(male)	3	33.3	44	63.8	0.075^a
Age (≤ 6 months)	7	77.8	46	73	1.000^a
Premature birth	0	0	1	1.6	1.000^b
Low birth weight	1	11.1	2	3.2	0.824^a
Macrosomia	1	11.1	8	12.7	1.000^a
Feeding patterns
Breast feeding	7	77.8	36	57.1	0.414^a
Artificial feeding	0	0	8	12.7	0.584^b
Mixed feeding	2	22.2	19	30.2	0.922^a
Eczema	7	77.8	37	58.7	0.465^a
Family history of asthma	2	22.2	4	6.3	0.334^a
Exposure to smoking	4	44.4	30	47.6	1.000^a
Pet contact	1	11.1	1	1.6	0.588^a

^{^a}

Continuous correction.

^{^b}

Fisher exact probability method.