Table 1.
Characteristic of participants
| Total number of study subjects | 84 |
| Gestational age, d | 274 ± 7 |
| Birth weight, g | 3067 ± 364 |
| Sex | |
| Males | 42 (50%) |
| Females | 42 (50%) |
| Feeding type until 6 mo of age | |
| Breast milk feeding | 31 (37%) |
| Formula milk feeding | 6 (7%) |
| Mixed feeding | 47 (56%) |
| Eczema until 6 mo of age a | |
| Eczema | 41 (49%) |
| No skin eczema | 43 (51%) |
Data are mean ± SD or number (percentage) of patients.
a
A pediatric allergologist examined the infants to assess their skin condition according to the UK working criteria.29