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. 2007 Feb 8;62(7):631–637. doi: 10.1136/thx.2006.072124

Table 3 Associations between infection counts and antibiotic prescriptions by age 5 and outcomes at age 8: cohort children.

Total ⩾25 infections by age 5 ⩾15 prescriptions by age 5 Total visits to GP by age 5
n (%) p Value n (%) p Value Median (range) p Value
Atopy at age 8 0.02
 – 444 78 (17.8) 0.90 94 (21.4) 0.32 31 (3–151)
 + 104 19 (18.3) 27 (26.0) 35 (2–98)
Current wheeze at age 8 <0.001
 – 514 76 (15.1) <0.001 98 (19.4) <0.001 29 (11–124)
 + 79 27 (35.1) 30 (39.0) 39 (2–151)
Seasonal rhinitis at age 8 <0.001
 – 470 67 (14.6) <0.001 85 (18.5) <0.001 29 (2–124)
 + 123 36 (29.5) 43 (35.3) 39 (8–151)