Table II.

Baseline characteristics on entry to the study in the 81 children

Baseline characteristics*	No. of subjects (%)
	All children (n = 81)	RV-positive† (n = 27)	Enterovirus-positive‡ (n = 10)
Earlier episode of wheezing	11 (14)	5 (19)	0 (0)
Atopic dermatitis	25 (31)	14 (52)§	3 (30)
Total serum IgE of ≥60 kU/L∥	16 (21)	8 (30)	3 (30)
Blood eosinophil count of ≥0.45 × 109/L¶	28 (36)	14 (54)	4 (40)
*Only the characteristics significantly predicting asthma in the 82 children followed to school age are presented. †Multiple viral findings in 5 cases (1 with enterovirus). ‡Multiple viral findings in 5 cases (1 with RV). §P = .013 versus RV-negative children. ∥Sample obtained for 76 children; 27 of them were RV-positive, 10 of them enterovirus-positive. ¶Sample obtained for 78 children; 26 of them were RV-positive, 10 of them enterovirus-positive.

Analyses were performed by logistic regression, with adjustment for age and sex. RV, Rhinovirus.