TABLE 3.
Association between microbial‐related factors and longitudinal naïve and activated T regulatory cells levels in the first year of life in the Treg cohort (n = 191)
Naïve T regulatory cells* | Activated T regulatory cells* | |||
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Mean difference (95% CI) | p value | Mean difference (95% CI) | p value | |
Prenatal Factors | ||||
Parental allergy history | −0.22 (−0.85, 0.41) | .49 | −0.09 (−0.38, 0.21) | .57 |
Residents (3 or more) | 0.67 (0.30, 1.04) | <.001 | 0.17 (0.05, 0.29) | .007 |
Pet dog | 0.46 (0.10, 0.82) | .01 | 0.07 (−0.06, 0.20) | .30 |
Occupational social contact (mother) | 0.16 (−0.21, 0.52) | .40 | 0.08 (−0.04, 0.21) | .20 |
Occupational social contact (father) | 0.13 (−0.24, 0.50) | .49 | 0.03 (−0.11, 0.16) | .67 |
* T regulatory cells as a % of CD4+ cells. Bold value indicate p<0.05 threshold.