Fig. 1.

Study overview. a Global analysis with Principal component analysis (PCA) was performed with plasma prepared from umbilical cord blood and venous blood obtained at 1 month, 4 months, 18 months, 36 months and 8 years of age. b Screening of proteins in plasma was performed in eight children at 1 month and 8 years of age. c An exploratory analysis was performed on plasma samples obtained from cord blood and from venous blood collected from 1 month, 4 months, 18 months, 36 months and 8 year old children. d Prediction models for later development of allergy were evaluated using Lasso logistic regression and random forest