Table I.

Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of Study Children, Stratified by Age Groups.

	Total	Children aged < 6	Children aged 6 or older
N: Children	567	296	271
N: Families	403	234	208
# of Children with food allergy	361	209 (71%)	152 (56%)
# of Children with asthma	201	72 (24%)	129 (48%)
age, mean(std)		3.3 (1.5)	10.2 (3.2)
Median (range)		3.3 (0.3 – 6.0)	9.3 (6.0 – 20.8)
Gender: Male		66%	53%
Caucasian		90%	85%
Aeroallergen sensitization		52%	56%
Family income:
$0–20,000		1%	7%
$20,000–40,000		5%	7%
$40,000–100,000		17%	15%
$>100,000		77%	70%
Mother’s Education:
High School or less		4%	7%
College degee or less		55%	62%
Grad or professional		41%	31%
Father’s Education:
High School or less		4%	12%
College degee or less		60%	50%
Grad or professional		36%	38%
Attended daycare		64%	81%
Pet in home		53%	63%
Breastfed		93%	86%
Exclusively		24%	27%
Mother smoked during pregnancy		5%	6%
Mother smoked postnatally		4%	6%
Child exposed to passive smoke		13%	17%
Family history atopy		86%	89%
Family history asthma		44%	44%