Table 1 Characteristics for API+ versus API- children at age 3 years.
From: Early intestinal Bacteroides fragilis colonisation and development of asthma
Factor | API + | API- | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender (Male) | 18/26 (69%) | 48/91 (53%) | NS |
Exclusive breast feeding ≤ 3 weeks | 20/26 (77%) | 63/91 (69%) | NS |
Antibiotic use ≤ 3 weeks | 0/26 (0%) | 2/90 (2%) | NS |
Wheeze ever | 26/26 (100%) | 41/91 (45%) | < 0,0001 |
Eczema ever | 20/26 (77%) | 9/90 (10%) | < 0,0001 |
Maternal asthma | 6/25 (24%) | 3/90 (3%) | 0,003 |
Paternal asthma | 6/23 (26%) | 1/88 (1%) | < 0,0001 |
Maternal smoking during pregnancy | 2/26 (8%) | 5/89 (6%) | NS |