Table 2.
Clinical data of infant participants.
| Clinical data |
Food allergy (n = 24) |
Non-allergy (n = 44) |
P b |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gestational age at delivery (weeks)a | 39.6 ± 0.89 | 39.9 ± 0.83 | 0.58 |
| Birth weight (g)a | 3.40 ± 0.17 | 3.52 ± 0.35 | 0.47 |
| Height (cm)a | 50.64 ± 2.19 | 50.71 ± 3.42 | 0.93 |
| Sex | 0.976 | ||
| Male, n (%) | 13 (54.2) | 24 (54.5) | |
| Female, n (%) | 11 (45.8) | 20 (45.5) | |
| Mode of delivery | 0.69 | ||
| Vaginal delivery, n (%) | 18 (75) | 31 (70.5) | |
| Cesarean, n (%) | 6 (25) | 13 (29.5) | |
| Time for complementary food | 0.341 | ||
| <6 months, n (%) | 11 (45.8) | 15 (34.1) | |
| >6 months, n (%) | 13 (54.2) | 29 (65.9) | |
| Contact with pets | 0.196 | ||
| Yes, n (%) | 7 (29.2) | 7 (15.9) | |
| No, n (%) | 17 (70.8) | 37 (84.1) | |
| Use of antibiotics | 0.699 | ||
| Yes, n (%) | 5 (20.8) | 11 (25) | |
| No, n (%) | 19 (79.2) | 33 (75) | |
| Siblings | 0.821 | ||
| Yes, n (%) | 7 (29.2) | 14 (31.8) | |
| No, n (%) | 17 (70.8) | 30 (68.2) | |
| Feeding patterns | 0.539 | ||
| Breastfeeding, n (%) | 16 (66.7) | 26 (59.1) | |
| Mixed feeding, n (%) | 8 (33.3) | 18 (40.9) | |
| Duration of breastfeeding | 0.889 | ||
| <6 months, n (%) | 3 (12.5) | 5 (11.4) | |
| >6 months, n (%) | 21 (87.5) | 39 (88.6) |
a
Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation.
b
P < 0.05, indicates statistical significance.