Table 5.
Home environment and personal health characteristics of WISC study participants
| Characteristic | Farm (n = 111) (%) | Non-farm (n = 129) (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of children in household | NS | ||
| ≥ 4 | 19 | 12 | |
| 3 | 23 | 15 | |
| 2 | 26 | 42 | |
| 1 | 25 | 23 | |
| Unknown | 7 | 8 | |
| Employment (mother) | 0.005 | ||
| Employed outside home/farm | 60 | 78 | |
| Not employed outside home/farm | 36 | 19 | |
| Unknown | 4 | 3 | |
| Mode of delivery | |||
| Vaginal | 83 | 79 | NS |
| C-section | 17 | 21 | NS |
| Child exclusively breastmilk fed (2 months) | 50 | 47 | NS |
| Child spends time at least 1 day per week (2 month infant) | |||
| Daycare facility | 14 | 21 | NS |
| Another home | 46 | 31 | 0.02 |
| Maternal smoking | |||
| During year prior to pregnancy | 2 | 4 | NS |
| During pregnancy | 9 | 15 | NS |
| Maternal regulara farm milk consumption during pregnancy | 16 | 2 | < 0.0001 |
| Dog ownership (prenatal)b | 73 | 52 | 0.0009 |
| Dog spends time indoors | 31 | 35 | NS |
| Cat ownership (prenatal)b | 76 | 32 | < 0.0001 |
| Cat spends time indoors | 19 | 15 | NS |
| Maternal history of allergic rhinitis (ever) | 11 | 18 | NS |
| Maternal history of asthma (ever) | 16 | 21 | NS |
| Maternal history of atopic dermatitis (ever) | 18 | 20 | NS |
Values are reported as frequency (% of group total)
A p value ≤ 0.05 (in italics) was considered significant
NS not significant
aRegular is defined as weekly or greater frequency
b5% missing data or refused