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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Exp Allergy. 2021 Jun 24;51(10):1346–1360. doi: 10.1111/cea.13953

Table 1. Characteristics of the study population.

  n Median (IQR), Mean (SD) or n (%)
Maternal age at child’s birth (years) 976 30.9(27.4-34.6)
Ethnicity 976  
   Chinese    532 54.5%
   Indian    183 18.8%
   Malay    261 26.7%
Education 963  
   ≥ 12 years of education    668 69.4%
   < 12 years of education    295 30.6%
Maternal history of allergy (eczema, rhinitis and/or asthma) 949  
   Yes    369 38.9%
   No    580 61.1%
Parity 976  
   Parous    562 57.6%
   Nulliparous    414 42.4%
Household income 913  
   0-999    17 1.9%
   1000-1999    127 13.9%
   2000-3999    282 30.9%
   4000-5999    231 25.3%
   >=6000    256 28.0%
Smoking status 971  
   Current or ever smoker    130 13.4%
   Non smoker    841 86.6%
Caesarean delivery 976  
   Yes    288 29.5%
   No    688 70.5%
   Supplements    879 2(1-3)
Maternal serum metabolite concentrations in late pregnancy       
   N1-methylnicotinamide (nmol/L)    976 257.50(195.00-329.00)
   Nicotinamide (nmol/L)    976 184.00 (124.00-252.00)
   Trigonelline (μmol/L)    976 0.14(0.09-0.27)
   3-Hydroxyanthranilic acid (nmol/L)    976 69.75(59.70-82.20)
   3-Hydroxykynurenine (nmol/L)    976 46.15(36.73-58.90)
   Anthranilic acid (nmol/L)    976 10.60(8.78-12.70)
   Kynurenic acid (nmol/L)    976 16.90(13.70-21.60)
   Kynurenine (μmol/L)    976 1.02 (0.87-1.16)
   Quinolinic acid (nmol/L)    976 369.00 (316.00-431.75)
   Tryptophan (μmol/L)    976 46.60(41.00-51.88)
   Xanthurenic acid (nmol/L)    976 10.30(6.80-15.08)
Infant Sex 976  
   Male    507 51.9%
   Female    469 48.1%
Birth weight (kg) 930 3.1 (0.4)
Use of antibiotics 727  
   Yes    335 46.1%
   No    392 53.9%
Type of milk feed 910  
   Mainly formula feed    407 44.7%
   Mixed feeding    394 43.3%
   Mainly breastfeeding    109 12.0%
Eczema by 6 months 817  
   Yes    74 9.1%
   No    743 90.9%
Eczema by 12 months 765  
   Yes    107 14.0%
   No    658 86.0%
Eczema by 18 months 699  
   Yes    157 22.5%
   No    542 77.5%
Itchy rash by 6 months 829  
   Yes    197 23.8%
   No    632 76.2%
Itchy rash by 12 months 783  
   Yes    253 32.3%
   No    530 67.7%
Itchy rash by 18 months 747  
   Yes    374 50.1%
   No    373 49.9%
Wheeze by 6 months 828  
   Yes    26 3.1%
   No    802 96.9%
Wheeze by 12 months 720  
   Yes    69 9.6%
   No    651 90.4%
Wheeze by 18 months 666  
   Yes    97 14.6%
   No    569 85.4%
Rhinitis by 6 months 835  
   Yes    230 27.5%
   No    605 72.5%
Rhinitis by 12 months 772  
   Yes    329 42.6%
   No    443 57.4%
Rhinitis by 18 months 742  
   Yes    390 52.6%
   No    352 47.4%
SPT by 18 months 749  
   Positive    105 14.0%
   Negative    644 86.0%