Table 1.
Comparison of women from WHEALS whose children were included or excluded from the current analyses.*
Women with a Child Included in the Analyses | Women with a Child Excluded from the Analyses | p value | |
---|---|---|---|
N | 596 | 245 | |
Ever breastfed the child (n(%) yes) | 319 (53.5%) | 111 (45.5%) | 0.035 |
Mother had an indoor dog during pregnancy | 167 (28.0%) | 57 (23.3%) | 0.16 |
Child lived with an indoor dog in the first year of life | 118 (22.5%) | 26 (15.0%) | 0.035 |
Mother sensitized to allergens | 336 (58.4%) | 137 (57.6%) | 0.82 |
Child’s gender | |||
Male | 306 (51.3%) | 111 (45.3%) | 0.11 |
Female | 290 (48.7%) | 134 (54.7%) | |
Race | |||
Black | 415 (69.6%) | 181 (74.2%) | 0.18 |
White | 181 (30.4%) | 63 (25.8%) | |
Delivery type | |||
Vaginal | 376 (63.1%) | 156 (64.2%) | 0.76 |
C-section | 220 (36.9%) | 87 (35.8%) | |
Child was firstborn | 132 (22.1%) | 57 (23.3%) | 0.72 |
There are some missing data. P-values are for a comparison of those included and those excluded.