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Table 1 Comparison of study children who completed questionnaires and SPT at 18 months vs other GUSTO children

From: Effects of infant weight gain on subsequent allergic outcomes in the first 3 years of life

 

N(%)

Subjects that complete questions on rhinitis and SPT

Excluded

P-value

Subjects that complete questions on wheeze and SPT

Excluded

P-value

Subjects that complete questions on eczema and SPT

Excluded

P-value

Subjects that complete SPT

Excluded

P-value

Gender

 Male

299 (51.2)

262 (55.2)

0.2

299.(50.3)

262 (56.5)

0.047

326 (50.9)

235 (56.1)

0.1

398 (52.0)

163 (55.4)

0.3

 Female

285 (48.8)

213 (44.8)

 

296 (49.7)

202 (43.5)

 

314 (49.1)

184 (43.9)

 

367 (48.0)

131 (44.6)

 

Ethnicity

 Chinese

352 (60.3)

253 (53.3)

0.1

363 (61.0)

242 (52.2)

<0.01

387 (60.5)

218 (52.0)

<0.01

438 (57.3)

167 (56.8)

0.8

 Malay

138 (23.6)

127 (26.7)

 

147 (24.7)

118 (25.4)

 

156 (24.4)

109 (26.0)

 

194 (25.4)

71 (24.1)

 

 Indian

94 (16.1)

95 (20.0)

 

85 (14.3)

108 (22.4)

 

97 (15.2)

92 (22.0)

 

133 (17.4)

56 (19.0)

 

Maternal Education ≥12 years

371 (64.0)

267 (57.3)

0.03

375 (63.5)

263 (57.8)

0.1

401 (63.1)

237 (57.7)

0.1

464 (61.3)

174 (60.2)

0.8

Maternal Education <12 years

209 (36.0)

199 (42.7)

 

216 (36.5)

192 (42.2)

 

234 (36.9)

174 (42.3)

 

293 (38.7)

115 (39.8)