Table 1 The baseline data of infants in different weight growth patterns
From: A risk factor for early wheezing in infants: rapid weight gain
| Variables | Group I | Group II | Group III | F/χ2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case (n) | 237 | 243 | 221 | ||
| Age (month, mean ± SD) | 3.26 ± 2.52 | 3.23 ± 1.64 | 3.54 ± 2.24 | 1.385 | 0.251 |
| Gender (n, %) | |||||
| Male | 163 (68.78) | 170 (69.96) | 153 (69.23) | 0.080 | 0.961 |
| Female | 74 (31.22) | 73 (30.04) | 68 (30.77) | ||
| Birth weight (kg, mean ± SD) | 3.38 ± 0.43 | 3.26 ± 0.44# | 3.1 ± 0.40*$ | 25.708 | < 0.001 |
| Weight at admission (kg, mean ± SD) | 5.35 ± 1.52 | 6.33 ± 1.28# | 7.24 ± 1.71*$ | 87.504 | < 0.001 |
| Birth length (cm, mean ± SD) | 50.11 ± 1.36 | 49.85 ± 1.51# | 49.59 ± 1.36$ | 3.156 | 0.043 |
| Length at admission (cm, mean ± SD) | 58.1 ± 5.89 | 59.65 ± 5.80# | 59.16 ± 6.08 | 4.224 | 0.015 |
| Normal weight (n, %) | 226 (95.36) | 232 (95.47) | 214 (96.83) | 0.769 | 0.681 |
| Low weight (n, %) | 11 (4.64) | 9 (3.70) | 3 (1.36) | 4.096 | 0.129 |
| Overweight (n, %) | 0 (0.00) | 2 (0.82) | 4 (1.81) | – | 0.087 |
| Obesity (n, %) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Family obesity (n, %) | |||||
| Yes | 49 (20.68) | 28# (11.52) | 22$ (9.95) | 12.910 | 0.002 |
| No | 188 (79.32) | 215 (88.48) | 199 (90.05) | ||
| Family wheezing (n, %) | |||||
| Yes | 14 (6.01) | 17 (7.00) | 28*$ (12.67) | 7.534 | 0.023 |
| No | 219 (93.99) | 226 (93.00) | 193 (87.33) | ||
| Individual history of allergy (n, %) | |||||
| Yes | 55 (23.21) | 53 (21.81) | 90*$ (40.72) | 24.913 | < 0.001 |
| No | 182 (76.79) | 190 (78.19) | 131 (59.28) | ||
| Eczema (n, %) | |||||
| Yes | 60 (25.32) | 70 (28.81) | 64 (28.96) | 0.996 | 0.608 |
| No | 177 (74.68) | 173 (71.19) | 157 (71.04) | ||
| Family allergy (n, %) | |||||
| Yes | 11 (4.64) | 14 (5.76) | 53*$ (23.98) | 54.086 | < 0.001 |
| No | 226 (95.36) | 229 (94.24) | 168 (76.02) | ||
| Wheezing (n, %) | |||||
| Yes | 105 (31.16) | 128 (52.67) | 136$ (61.54) | 55.715 | < 0.001 |
| No | 232 (68.84) | 115 (47.33) | 85 (38.46) | ||
| Severe wheezing (n, %) | |||||
| Yes | 28 (11.81) | 34 (13.99) | 37 (17.54) | 3.011 | 0.222 |
| No | 209 (88.19) | 209 (86.01) | 174 (82.46) | ||
| Premier wheezing (n, %) | |||||
| Yes | 95 (40.08) | 111 (45.68) | 116$ (95.87) | 110.451 | < 0.001 |
| No | 142 (59.92) | 132 (54.32) | 5 (4.13) | ||
| Repeated wheezing (n, %) | |||||
| Yes | 4 (1.69) | 8 (3.29) | 12 (5.43) | 4.863 | 0.088 |
| No | 233 (98.31) | 235 (96.71) | 209 (94.57) | ||
| LOO (days, mean ± SD) | 15.86 ± 16.69 | 14.73 ± 17.14 | 15.63 ± 18.74 | 0.276 | 0.759 |
| LOW (days, mean ± SD) | 7.44 ± 10.79 | 7.26 ± 9.92 | 11.02 ± 13.35*$ | 7.901 | < 0.001 |
| LOS (days, mean ± SD) | 7.55 ± 3.79 | 6.65 ± 2.78# | 6.78 ± 2.52$ | 5.868 | 0.003 |
| TC (mg/dL, mean ± SD) | 120.91 ± 32.46 | 127.81 ± 34.85# | 140.24 ± 38.05*$ | 17.69 | < 0.001 |
| TG (mg/dL, mean ± SD) | 56.49 ± 29.22 | 50.41 ± 21.96# | 56.3 ± 27.45* | 4.116 | 0.017 |
| HDL (mg/dL, mean ± SD) | 45.84 ± 19.97 | 47.47 ± 18.99 | 47.02 ± 19.47 | 0.445 | 0.640 |
| LDL (mg/dL, mean ± SD) | 59.03 ± 23.96 | 59.43 ± 21.84# | 67.57 ± 25.80*$ | 9.254 | < 0.001 |
| Birth-weight Z score | −1.50 ± 1.21 | −0.18 ± 1.04 | 0.88 ± 0.99 | 1.172 | 0.069 |