Table 1.
CHAMACOS study cohort characteristics (n=294).
| Cohort Characteristic | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Maternal Country of Birth | ||
| Mexico | 258 | 87.8% |
| United States and other | 36 | 12.2% |
| Maternal Age at Delivery | ||
| 18 – 24 | 112 | 38.1% |
| 25 – 29 | 104 | 35.4% |
| 30 – 34 | 50 | 17.0% |
| 35 – 45 | 28 | 9.5% |
| Maternal Education | ||
| ≤ 6th grade | 133 | 45.2% |
| 7th grade or more | 161 | 54.8% |
| Marital Status at enrollment | ||
| Married/Living as married | 242 | 82.3% |
| Not married | 52 | 17.7% |
| Mother smoked during pregnancy | ||
| Yes | 12 | 4.1% |
| No | 282 | 95.9% |
| Maternal body mass index at 7y visit (kg/m2)a | 276 | 30.8 (27.5 – 34.5) |
| Sex | ||
| Girl | 153 | 52.0% |
| Boy | 141 | 48.0% |
| Child body mass index at 7y visit (kg/m2)a | 294 | 18.0 (16.1 – 21.2) |
| Mold at 6m or 12m visit | ||
| Yes | 196 | 66.7% |
| No | 98 | 33.3% |
| Family income at 7y visitb | ||
| < Poverty level | 209 | 71.1% |
| ≥ Poverty level | 85 | 28.9% |
| Runny nose without cold in past year at 7y visit | ||
| Yes | 46 | 15.7% |
| No | 248 | 84.4% |
| Wheezing in the past year at 7y visit | ||
| Yes | 20 | 6.8% |
| No | 274 | 93.2% |
| Any respiratory symptoms in past year at 7y visit | ||
| Yes | 48 | 16.3% |
| No | 246 | 83.7% |
| Current asthma medication use at 7y visit | ||
| Yes | 18 | 6.1% |
| No | 276 | 93.9% |
a
Body mass index (kg/m2)= median (25th – 75th percentiles).
b
Poverty level at 7 year visit was imputed from the nearest available visit for n=3 participants.