Table 1.
Characteristics of participants with data at age 22 (n=858) compared to those without data at age 22 (n=388)
| Characteristics* | Adult Data % (n+/n total) |
No Adult Data % (n+/n total) |
p-value |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 47.8 (410/858) | 52.3 (203/388) | 0.14 | |
| Ethnicity | 64.6 (554/858) | 46.4 (180/388) | <0.0001 | |
| Early Wheezing Phenotypes | ||||
| Never | 51.7 (355/687) | 50.4 (70/139) | ||
| Transient | 20.1 (138/687) | 18.7 (26/139) | ||
| Late | 15.7 (108/687) | 11.5 (16/139) | ||
| Persistent | 12.5 (86/687) | 19.4 (27/139) | 0.1, 3df | |
| Any skin test, age 6yr | 39.0 (260/667) | 35.8 (34/95) | 0.6 | |
| Alternaria skin test, age 6yr | 17.1 (114/666) | 20.0 (19/95) | 0.5 | |
| Parental Characteristics: | ||||
| Asthma | Maternal | 10.7 (90/845) | 11.9 (37/310) | 0.5 |
| Paternal | 12.1 (98/812) | 12.1 (34/282) | 0.9 | |
| Smoking | Maternal | 14.9 (128/858) | 23.9 (92/385) | <0.001 |
| Paternal | 27.8 (235/846) | 39.5 (150/380) | <0.001 | |
| Ed>12yrs | Maternal | 74.7 (640/857) | 53.9 (207/384) | <0.001 |
| Paternal | 76.5 (644/842) | 56.5 (212/375) | <0.001 | |
*
Two non-Hispanic white parents; Alternria=allergy skin test positive to Alternaria alternata at age 6 years