There are errors in Table 4. Please see the corrected Table 4 here.
Table 4. Associations between Participants’ Sociodemographic Characteristics and Exposures with Amerindian Ancestry.
| Categories based on proportions of Amerindian Ancestry | P-value a | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <0.25 | ≥0.25 and <0.50 | ≥0.50 and <0.75 | ≥ 0.75 | ||
| (N = 311) | (N = 245) | (N = 409) | (N = 853) | ||
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Boys | 165 (53.05) | 115 (46.94) | 221 (54.03) | 424 (49.71) | .24 |
| Children with asthma | 61 (20.61) | 38 (16.67) | 53 (13.52) | 72 (8.97) | <.001 |
| Children with rhinitis | 136 (43.87) | 104 (42.98) | 138 (34.24) | 252 (30.25) | <.001 |
| Annual family income | |||||
| <$15,000 | 26 (9.00) | 25 (11.68) | 60 (17.19) | 204 (29.96) | |
| $15,000–$49,999 | 74 (25.61) | 67 (31.31) | 174 (49.86) | 374 (54.92) | <.001 |
| ≥$50,000 | 189 (65.40) | 122 (57.01) | 115 (32.95) | 103 (15.12) | |
| Maternal birth place | |||||
| United States | 273 (87.78) | 179 (73.06) | 198 (48.41) | 208 (24.38) | |
| Mexico | 16 (5.14) | 53 (21.63) | 200 (48.90) | 600 (70.34) | <.001 |
| Other | 22 (7.07) | 13 (5.31) | 11 (2.69) | 45 (5.28) | |
| Birth by Cesarean section | 65 (20.90) | 65 (26.53) | 77 (18.83) | 137 (16.06) | .002 |
| Preterm birth | 33 (10.65) | 31 (12.81) | 43 (10.72) | 60 (7.30) | .03 |
| Low birth weight (<2500g) | 9 (2.89) | 14 (5.71) | 23 (5.62) | 46 (5.39) | .29 |
| Parent completed Spanish questionnaire | 9 (2.89) | 34 (13.88) | 142 (34.72) | 504 (59.09) | <.001 |
| Child has health Insurance | 288 (94.12) | 219 (91.63) | 350 (86.63) | 672 (83.37) | <.001 |
| Any parental history of asthma/allergy | 180 (61.86) | 123 (53.71) | 151 (40.70) | 205 (27.19) | <.001 |
| Exposed to maternal smoking in utero | 37 (12.05) | 10 (4.22) | 13 (3.31) | 13 (1.57) | <.001 |
| Exposed to paternal smoking in utero | 64 (21.40) | 33 (13.92) | 53 (13.52) | 78 (9.61) | <.001 |
| Children exposed to second hand smoke | 23 (7.44) | 18 (7.47) | 34 (8.56) | 51 (6.20) | .49 |
| Residential distance from a major road | |||||
| >300m | 137 (48.41) | 109 (48.66) | 129 (34.31) | 253 (34.24) | |
| 151–300m | 63 (22.26) | 40 (17.86) | 106 (28.19) | 211 (28.55) | <.001 |
| 75–150m | 45 (15.90) | 43 (19.20) | 70 (18.62) | 144 (19.49) | |
| <75m | 38 (13.43) | 32 (14.29) | 71 (18.88) | 131 (17.73) | |
| Presence of cat at home | 84 (27.18) | 56 (23.43) | 31 (7.89) | 41 (5.09) | <.001 |
| Presence of dog at home | 112 (36.25) | 72 (30.13) | 88 (22.39) | 161 (19.98) | <.001 |
| Presence of cockroach at home | 15 (5.00) | 16 (7.05) | 38 (10.19) | 133 (18.12) | <.001 |
| BMI Category | |||||
| Underweight | 26 (9.12) | 6 (2.59) | 14 (3.69) | 32 (4.08) | |
| Normal | 182 (63.86) | 158 (68.10) | 242 (63.85) | 448 (57.14) | <.001 |
| Overweight | 42 (14.74) | 39 (16.81) | 59 (15.57) | 129 (16.45) | |
| Obese | 35 (12.28) | 29 (12.50) | 64 (16.89) | 175 (22.32) | |
a P values from Pearson chi-square tests for overall association with categories of Amerindian ancestry. Statistically significant P-values are in bold.
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