Table 3.
Patient demographics.
| Demographic Characteristics at Baseline | Control N = 45 | Active Milk (N = 15) | Active Egg (N = 15) | Active Peanut (N = 15) | Active Peanut/Milk (N = 15) | Active Milk/ Egg (N = 15) |
Active Peanut/ Egg (N = 15) |
Active Mixture Low (N = 15) | Active Mixture Medium (N = 15) |
Active Mixture High (N = 15) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # Female | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Age months (median and range) | 6 (2–12) | 5 (2–12) | 5 (2–12) | 6 (2–12) | 5 (2–12) | 5 (2–12) | 6 (2–12) | 6 (2–12) | 6 (2–12) | 5 (2–12) |
| Weight in kg (median and range) | 7 (5–9) | 7 (5–9) | 6 (5–8) | 7 (5–9) | 6 (4–8) | 6 (5–9) | 7 (6–10) | 7 (5–9) | 8 (6–10) | 7 (5–9) |
| # breast feeding until 6 mo | 45 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| # no eczema (scored 0–9.9) | 12 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| # Mild eczema (scored 10 to 28.9) | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| # Moderate eczema (scored 29.0 to 48.9) | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| # Severe eczema (scored 49.0 to 103) | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| # High risk * Family hx | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Afro American | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Caucasian | 23 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Pacific Islander | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Asian | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
* High risk was defined as one first degree relative with FA/atopic dermatitis or two first degree relatives with atopic disease.