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. 2020 Aug 12;10:13595. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-70684-w

Table 1.

General information of children.

Variable Infant 2 Infant 4 Infant 5
Perinatal and clinical history
Gender Male Male Female
Gestation weeks 41 weeks 42 weeks 38 weeks
Type of birth Vaginal delivery Cesarean section Cesarean section
Frequency of perinatal follow-up Monthly Monthly Monthly
Birth weight and height 3.570 kg/49 cm 3.300 kg/48 cm 2.630 kg/47 cm
Vaccination scheme Complete scheme Complete scheme Complete scheme
Genetic background Diabetes and obesity None None
Diseases No No No
Use of antibiotics No No No
Children’s diet
Breastfeeding Maternal breast and milk formula Maternal breast and milk formula Maternal breast and milk formula
Supplementary feeding Water and infusions (after 4 months) Infusions and water (before 4 months) Infusions (after 3 months)
Complementary solid food Purees (vegetables, legumes, fruits, red meats) water, atoles Purees (shallots, legumes, apple), yogurth, atoles Purees (vegetables, legumes, fruits), atoles
Habits of coexistence
The child lives with: Parents Parents Parents
The child sleeps with: Father Grandmother Parents
Who takes care of the child? Father Grandmother Mother
The child plays with: Sisters Grandmother Sister
Sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics
Housing type material

Walls: adobe

Ceilings: Foil

Floor: soil

Walls: cardboard

Ceiling: cardboard

Floor: cement

Walls: brick

Ceilings: cement

Floor: soil

Services Piped water, electricity, septic tank Piped water, electricity, septic tank Piped water, drainage and electricity
Technology Cell phone and television Cell phone Cell phone
Father’s occupation Does not work Field worker Builder
Mother’s occupation Domestic worker Housewife Housewife
Health service Public Public Public
Ethnicity Mestizo Mestizo Mestizo
Animal/pet exposures Yes (dog, cat and rooster) Yes (dog) Yes (dog)
Socioeconomic level (SL) SL-E1 SL-E SL-E

1SL-E: In this classification level, the majority (95%) of household heads have an elementary school education; available internet at home is minimal (0.1%); most of the salary is allocated to food (52%); and less than 5% of income is dedicated to child’s education.