Table 5.

Atopic risk of newborns in the allergic families cohort (N = 560)

Parental Atopic History	n	%
Mother's history of allergic disease
Wheezing in past 12 months	230	41.6
Ever had asthma	270	48.9
Current asthma	216	39.3
Ever had hay fever	298	54.6
Current hay fever	247	45.5
Ever had eczema	176	31.9
Current eczema	137	24.9
Father's history of allergic disease
Ever had asthma	160	32.1
Ever had hay fever	150	32.2
Ever had eczema	91	18.0
Other children with allergic disease
Ever had asthma	154	46.1
Ever had hay fever	94	28.2
Ever had eczema	152	45.5
Which parent has asthma
Neither parent	159	28.7
Mother only*	219	39.5
Father only	86	15.5
Both parents	90	16.2
Which parent has hayfever/eczema
Neither parent	65	11.7
Mother only*	244	43.9
Father only	69	12.4
Both parents	178	32.0
Which parent has any allergic disease/asthma
Mother only*	234	41.8
Father only	69	12.3
Both parents	257	45.9

* Also includes unknown status of father