Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of study population (n = 1,121,020).
| Variable | % | |
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| BMI Trajectory group | Stable BMI | 41 |
| Decreasing BMI | 13 | |
| Increasing BMI | 46 | |
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| Persistent Asthma Status | Persistent Asthmatic | 3 |
| Non- Persistent Asthmatic | 97 | |
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| Transient Asthma Status | Transient Asthmatic | 13 |
| Non-Transient Asthmatic | 87 | |
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| Sex of Child | Female | 49 |
| Male | 51 | |
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| Child age at baseline (Mean ± STD) | 1.02 ± 0.81 | |
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| Child allergy status | Child With Allergy | 7 |
| Child Without Allergy | 93 | |
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| Ethnicity | White | 75 |
| Other | 25 | |
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| PMK∗ Smoking | Current Smoker | 24 |
| Non-Smoker | 76 | |
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| PMK's Spousal Smoking | Current Smoker | 27 |
| Non-Smoker | 73 | |
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| PMK or Spousal Smoking | Current Smoker | 23 |
| Non-Smoker | 77 | |
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| House Ownership of Respondent | Home Owner | 66 |
| Non Home Owner | 34 | |
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| Home Repair Needed | Major Repairs | 7 |
| Minor Repairs | 16 | |
| No repairs | 78 | |
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| Highest Level of Education | Secondary School or Less | 21 |
| Beyond High school | 26 | |
| College/University or Higher | 53 | |
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| Premature Birth of Child | Premature | 10 |
| Non-premature | 90 | |
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| PMK Income | <$15,000 | 54 |
| $15,000- $30,000 | 25 | |
| >$30,000 | 21 | |
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| Mother's (biol) History of Asthma | Maternal Asthma | 6 |
| No Maternal Asthma | 94 | |
∗PMK = person most knowledgeable.