Table 2 Sociodemographic and health characteristics of children in the BRISA cohort, Brazil, 2010–2013
From: Factors associated with allergy traits around the 2nd year of life: a brazilian cohort study
Variable | Ribeirão Preto | |
|---|---|---|
Median | 25th–75th Percentile | |
Gestational age (weeks) | 38.5 | 37–40 |
Birth weight (kg) | 3.2 | 2.9–3.5 |
N | % | |
Sex | ||
Male | 1818 | 49.9 |
Female | 1826 | 50.1 |
Low 5-minute Apgar score (< 7) | ||
No | 3624 | 99.4 |
Yes | 20 | 0.5 |
Exclusive breast feeding (EBF) | ||
No | 2691 | 73.8 |
Yes | 947 | 26.0 |
No information | 6 | 0.2 |
Medical diagnosis of allergic rhinitis | ||
No | 2815 | 77.2 |
Yes | 829 | 22.7 |
Medical diagnosis of atopic dermatitis | ||
No | 3334 | 91.5 |
Yes | 310 | 8.5 |
Medical diagnosis of food allergy | ||
No | 3446 | 94.6 |
Yes | 198 | 5.4 |
Family history of allergic rhinitis | ||
No | 1533 | 42.1 |
Yes | 2090 | 57.3 |
No information | 21 | 0.6 |
Family history of atopic dermatitis | ||
No | 3220 | 88.4 |
Yes | 403 | 11.1 |
No information | 21 | 0.6 |
Family history of asthma | ||
No | 3114 | 85.5 |
Yes | 518 | 14.2 |
No information | 12 | 0.3 |