Table 1.

Characteristics of Study Subjects Who Were or Were Not Prone to Acute Otitis Media (AOM)

Characteristic	Otitis Prone (n = 10)	Non–Otitis Prone (n = 12)	P Value
Sex
Male	6	7	1.00
Female	4	5	1.00
Mean age (months)	13.3	12.1	.50
AOM episodes (no.)
>3 in 6 months	5	0	.01
>4 in 12 months	5	0	.01
Total AOM episodes (no.)
1–3	3	4	1.00
4–5	6	0	.003
≥6	1	0	.45
Pressure-equalizing tube  insertion	4	0	.03
Breastfeeding at  age >6 months	5	8	.67

Data are no. of children, unless otherwise indicated.