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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Neonatol. 2018 Mar 24;60(1):28–34. doi: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2018.03.004

Table 4.

Mean Bilirubin peak levels and allergic outcomes.

Allergic outcome by month 18 Mean Bilirubin Peak ± SD
(Outcome = yes)
Mean Bilirubin Peak ± SD
(Outcome = No)
Adjusted OR P value
Allergen sensitization 206.4 ± 54.2 228.6 ± 39.7 0.97 (0.95–0.99) 0.02
Eczema 234.4± 36.5 226.7± 41.7 1.00 (0.99–1.02) 0.7
Rhinitis 239.8 ± 43.2 226.0 ± 42.8 1.04 (0.99–1.1) 0.1
Wheeze and use of nebulizer 238.3± 48.4 227.5 ± 40.6 1.02 (0.99–1.1) 0.2
Allergic outcome by month 36 Mean Bilirubin Peak ± SD
(Outcome = yes)
Mean Bilirubin Peak ± SD
(Outcome = No)
Adjusted OR P value
Allergen sensitization 217.8± 48.3 227.5± 43.0 0.98 (0.96–0.99) 0.02
Eczema 235.5 ± 35.5 226.1 ± 42.0 1.0 (0.99–1.03) 0.3
Rhinitis 234.8 ± 45.0 224.4 ± 41.7 1.0 (0.99–1.03) 0.1
Wheeze and use of nebulizer 226.8 ± 46.3 227.1 ± 41.6 1.0 (0.98–1.02) 0.8
Allergic outcome by month 60 Mean Bilirubin Peak ± SD
(Outcome = yes)
Mean Bilirubin Peak ± SD
(Outcome = No)
Adjusted OR P value
Allergen sensitization 228.1 ± 45.4 228.6 ± 43.2 0.99 (0.98–1.02) 0.7
Eczema 236.8 ± 34.9 225.1 ± 42.5 1.01 (0.99–1.03) 0.3
Rhinitis 235.7 ± 44.0 222.8 ± 42.2 1.02 (0.99–1.04) 0.1
Wheeze and use of nebulizer 224.9 ± 51.4 226.2 ± 41.0 0.99 (0.98–1.02) 0.9
*

Adjusted for sex, ethnicity, breastfeeding levels, family history of allergy, gestational age, maternal education levels and mode of delivery