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Unadjusted associations between personal characteristics and otitis media episodesa for 355 infants at risk for developing asthma. (CT and MA, 1998 – 2000) |
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| Otitis Media Episodes |
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| 0 |
1 |
2 |
3+ |
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| Characteristic |
n (%) |
% |
% |
% |
% |
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| All subjects N (%) |
355 |
97 (27.3) |
137 (38.6) |
87 (24.5) |
34 (9.6) |
| Gender |
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| Male |
171 (48.2) |
21.6 |
42.7 |
24.6 |
11.1 |
| Female |
184 (51.8) |
32.6 |
34.8 |
24.5 |
8.2 |
| Ethnicity |
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| White |
226 (63.7) |
23.4 |
38.0 |
28.8 |
9.7 |
| Black |
48 (13.5) |
41.7 |
37.5 |
14.6 |
6.2 |
| Hispanic |
62 (17.5) |
27.4 |
41.9 |
22.6 |
8.1 |
| Other |
19 (5.4) |
36.8 |
36.8 |
5.3 |
21.0 |
| Maternal education |
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| < HS |
38 (10.7) |
29.0 |
36.8 |
29.0 |
5.3 |
| Some college |
179 (50.4) |
29.0 |
39.7 |
20.1 |
11.2 |
| College degree |
138 (38.9) |
24.6 |
37.7 |
29.0 |
8.7 |
| Maternal allergies |
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| No |
146 (41.1) |
30.8 |
39.7 |
24.0 |
5.5 |
| Yes |
209 (58.9) |
24.9 |
37.8 |
24.9 |
12.4 |
| Maternal asthma |
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| No |
246 (69.3) |
30.1 |
38.2 |
22.0 |
9.8 |
| Yes |
109 (30.7) |
21.1 |
39.4 |
30.3 |
9.2 |
| Daycare before 6 mo |
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| No |
279 (78.6) |
29.0 |
39.4 |
23.3 |
8.2 |
| Yes |
76 (21.4) |
21.0 |
35.5 |
29.0 |
14.5 |
| Breast feeding |
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| No |
113 (31.8) |
27.4 |
40.7 |
22.1 |
9.7 |
| Yes |
242 (68.2) |
27.3 |
37.6 |
25.6 |
9.5 |
| ETS |
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| No |
304 (86.6) |
26.0 |
38.5 |
26.3 |
9.2 |
| Yes |
47 (13.4) |
34.0 |
40.4 |
14.9 |
10.6 |
| Season of birth |
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| Winter |
75 (21.1) |
28.0 |
37.3 |
26.7 |
8.0 |
| Spring |
101 (28.4) |
25.7 |
41.6 |
24.8 |
7.9 |
| Summer |
97 (27.3) |
26.8 |
39.2 |
27.8 |
6.2 |
| Fall |
82 (23.1) |
29.3 |
35.4 |
18.3 |
17.1 |
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aOtitis media determined by mother's report. More than one episode reported in a month or in the next consecutive month counted as a single episode. | |||||
Pettigrew et al. BMC Medical Genetics 2006 7:68 doi:10.1186/1471-2350-7-68 |
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