Table 4.
Progress of different manifestations from infancy to four‐and‐a‐half and eight years of age
| One year of age | Four‐and‐a‐half years of age | % (n) | Eight years of age | % (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Eczema only n = 552 = 100% |
Symptom‐free | 73 (402) | Symptom‐free | 73 (402) |
| Eczema only | 16 (87) | Eczema only | 12 (66) | |
| Eczema + other | 4 (22) | Eczema + other | 3.5 (20) | |
| Other, no eczema | 7 (41) | Other, no eczema | 11.5 (64) | |
|
Food allergy (FA) only n = 57 = 100% |
Symptom‐free | 74 (42) | Symptom‐free | 68 (42) |
| FA only | 12 (7) | FA only | 7 (4) | |
| FA + other | 7 (4) | FA + other | 7 (4) | |
| Other, no FA | 7 (4) | Other, no FA | 17.5 (10) | |
|
Recurrent wheeze (RW) only n = 126 = 100% |
Symptom‐free | 76 (96) | Symptom‐free | 70 (88) |
| RW only | 18.5 (23) | Asthma only | 22 (28) | |
| RW + other | 2.5 (3) | Asthma+ other | 3 (4) | |
| Other, no RW | 3 (4) | Other, no Asthma | 5 (6) | |
|
Food allergy (FA) and eczema n = 95 = 100% |
Symptom‐free | 41 (39) | Symptom‐free | 36 (34) |
| FA + eczema only | 13 (12) | FA + eczema only | 5 (5) | |
| FA or eczema only | 30 (29) | FA or eczema only | 18 (17) | |
| FA or eczema + other | 8.5 (8) | FA or eczema + other | 28.5 (27) | |
| Other, no FA or eczema | 7.5 (7) | Other, no FA or eczema | 12.5 (12) | |
|
Recurrent wheeze (RW) and eczema n = 34 = 100% |
Symptom‐free | 47 (16) | Symptom‐free | 71 (24) |
| RW + eczema only | 0 (0) | Asthma + eczema only | 3 (1) | |
| RW or eczema only | 41 (14) | Asthma or eczema only | 12 (4) | |
| RW or eczema + other | 9 (3) | Asthma or eczema + other | 9 (3) | |
| Other, no RW or eczema | 3 (1) | Other, no asthma or eczema | 6 (2) | |
|
Recurrent wheeze (RW) and Food allergy (FA) n = 4 = 100% |
Symptom‐free | 100 (4) | Symptom‐free | 100 (4) |
| RW + FA only | 0 (0) | Asthma + FA only | 0 (0) | |
| RW or FA only | 0 (0) | Asthma or FA only | 0 (0) | |
| RW or FA + other | 0 (0) | Asthma or FA + other | 0 (0) | |
| Other, no RW or FA | 0 (0) | Other, no asthma or FA | 0 (0) | |
|
Recurrent wheeze (RW) and Food allergy (FA) and eczema n = 9 = 100% |
Symptom‐free | 0 (0) | Symptom‐free | 22 (2) |
| RW+ FA + eczema only | 11 (1) | Asthma + FA + eczema only | 22 (2) | |
| Either, no rhinitis | 78 (7) | Either, no rhinitis | 33 (3) | |
| Either + rhinitis | 11 (1) | Either + rhinitis | 22 (2) | |
| Only rhinitis | 0 (0) | Only rhinitis | 0 (0) | |
|
Symptom‐free n = 2505 = 100% |
Symptom‐free | 90.5 (2271) | Symptom‐free | 89 (2236) |
| One manifestation | 9 (221) | One manifestation | 9 (228) | |
| Two manifestations | 0.5 (12) | Two manifestations | 1.5 (34) | |
| ≥3 manifestations | 0 (1) | ≥3 manifestations | 0.5 (7) |