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Table 2 Data on anthropometrics and atopic dermatitis in children recruited from bronchiolitis trial and from the general population. Numbers in first columns of each group specify number of infants with obtained data

From: Weight-for-length, early weight-gain velocity and atopic dermatitis in infancy and at two years of age: a cohort study

 

Recruited from bronchiolitis trial (N = 404)

Recruited from the general population (N = 238)

 

No.

  

No.

  

P value

Birth

 Weight, mean (SD), g

280

3392

(645)

201

3591

(558)

<.001

 Length, mean (SD), cm

253

49.9

(3.0)

193

50.6

(2.3)

.002

 Weight-for-length, mean (SD), g/cm

253

68.6

(10.2)

193

70.8

(9.1)

.02

 z-score weight-for-length,a mean (SD)

242b

0.21

(1.4)

193

0.24

(1.2)

.83

 Excessive weight-for-length,a,c No. (%)

242b

31

(13)

193

19

(10)

.23

 BMI, mean (SD), kg/cm2

253

13.7

(1.8)

193

14.0

(1.5)

.15

Enrolment

       

 Weight, mean (SD), g

404

6510

(1874)

227

7829

(1769)

<.001

 Early weight-gain velocity, mean (SD), g/month

280

767

(271)

190

737

(242)

.22

 Length, mean (SD), cm

201

62.9

(7.2)

227

67.8

(6.4)

<.001

 Weight-for-length, mean (SD), g/cm

201

104.8

(19.9)

227

114.3

(17.7)

<.001

 z-score weight-for-length,a mean (SD)

201

0.16

(1.6)

227

0.03

(1.2)

.35

 Excessive weight-for-length,a,c No. (%)

201

26

(13)

227

15

(7)

.02

 BMI, mean (SD), kg/cm2

201

16.6

(2.2)

227

16.8

(1.8)

.30

 Atopic dermatitis,d No. (%)

201

14

(7)

227

41

(18)

<.001

 SCORAD, median (IQR)

201

NA

NA

36

16

(11, 21)

NA

 Two-year follow-up visit

294

  

205

   

 Weight, mean (SD), kg

274

13.2

(1.7)

201

12,9

(1.6)

.05

 Length, mean (SD), cm

275

87.1

(4.1)

202

88.6

(4.4)

<.001

 Weight-for-length, mean (SD), g/cm

273

151. 1

(15.5)

200

145.4

(14.7)

<.001

 z-score weight-for-length,a mean (SD)

273

1.10

(1.1)

200

0.54

(1.1)

<.001

 Excessive weight-for-length,a,c No. (%)

273

83

(30)

200

30

(15)

<.001

 BMI, mean (SD), kg/cm2

273

17.3

(1.7)

200

16.4

(1.6)

<.001

 Atopic dermatitis, No. (%)

273

59

(22)

200

47

(24)

.35

 SCORAD, median (IQR)

44

13

(10, 18)

36

20

(15, 28)

<0.001

  1. aAccording to WHO Child Growth Standards
  2. bthe missing eleven were outside the range for the calculation formula
  3. cWeight-for-length > 95th percentile according to WHO Child Growth Standards
  4. BMI body mass inde, IQR interquartile range, NA not assessed