Table I.
Characteristics of study participants.
Overall (n=467) |
Recurrent Wheeze 36% (n=166) |
No Recurrent Wheeze 64% (n=301) |
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Mother completed high school | 58% (273) | 55% (92) | 61% (181) |
Mother married | 14% (64) | 13% (21) | 14% (43) |
Mother has ever had asthma | 50% (234) | 55% (91) | 48% (143) |
Household income < $15,000* | 69% (321) | 75% (124) | 65% (197) |
Number of smokers in home* | 0.93 ± 1.0 | 1.1 ± 1.2 | 0.84 ± 0.91 |
Child’s race/ethnicity | |||
Black | 71% (333) | 72% (120) | 71% (213) |
Hispanic | 20% (92) | 16% (27) | 21% (65) |
Other | 9% (42) | 12% (19) | 8% (23) |
Child’s gender: Male | 51% (240) | 56% (93) | 49% (147) |
C-section delivery | 33% (154) | 36% (60) | 31% (94) |
Child’s birth weight (g)* | 3258.0 ± 504.4 | 3203.8 ± 567.0 | 3287.9 ± 464.6 |
Gestational age* | 38.8 ± 1.5 | 38.4 ± 1.6 | 39.0 ± 1.4 |
Breastfed child at 3 months | 24% (100) | 20% (29) | 26% (71) |
BMI at age 3 | 16.7 ± 2.4 | 16.9 ± 2.9 | 16.7 ± 2.1 |
Significant difference (p<0.05) between recurrent wheeze group and children without recurrent wheeze.