Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics
| Characteristics/variables | Categories | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Boy | 207 (51.5) |
| Girl | 195 (48.5) | |
| Age | < 1 year | 130 (32.3) |
| 1–2 | 123 (30.6) | |
| > 2 years | 149 (37.1) | |
| Nationality | Both parents Cypriots | 273 (67.9) |
| Others | 128 (31.9) | |
| Missing | 1(0.2) | |
| Breastfeeding | Yes | 300 (74.6) |
| No | 97 (24.1) | |
| Missing | 5 (1.2) | |
| Exposure to smoking | Yes | 142 (35.3) |
| No | 255 (63.4) | |
| Missing | 5 (1.2) | |
| Day care attendancea | Yes | 170 (42.3) |
| No | 226 (56.2) | |
| Missing | 6 (1.5) | |
| Siblings | No | 168 (42.5) |
| 1 | 140 (35.4) | |
| > = 2 | 87 (22.0) | |
| Vaccinated | Full | 91 (22.6) |
| Incomplete | 53 (13.2) | |
| No | 226 (56.2) | |
| Missing | 32 (16) | |
| Origin of specimen | From a public center | 241 (60.3) |
| From the private sector | 159 (39.8) | |
| Colonized | Yes | 142 (35.3) |
| No | 260 (64.7) |
aIncludes children who were supervised during the morning hours by an adult who also cared for at least 3 other children