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Table 2 Maternal and infant characteristics (N=32)

From: Infantile atopic dermatitis – increasing severity predicts negative impacts on maternal and infant sleep: a mixed methods study

Variable

%

n

Mean

SD

Maternal characteristics

Age

  

30.1

4.2

Number of adults in the home

  

2.3

0.9

Seasonality

Winter

70%

21

  

Spring

13.3%

4

  

Fall

16.7%

5

  

Ethnicitya

White

46.9%

15

  

Indigenous

28.1%

9

  

Other visible minorities

25%

8

  

University/college completed

68.8%

22

  

Net annual household income (CAD)

≤$50,000

31.3%

10

  

$50,001 -$100,000

34.4%

11

  

>$100,000

31.3%

10

  

Infant characteristics

Age (months)

  

8.3

4.6

Sex

Female

40.6%

13

  

Male

59.4%

19

  

Allergic comorbiditiesb

Food allergy

25%

8

  

Asthma/wheeze

3.1%

1

  

AD treatment

Currently using moisturizers

(n=30)

96.7%

29

  

History of medication use

56.3%

18

  

Other medicines used

12.5%

4

  

AD severity

Mild

56.3%

18

  

Moderate

37.5%

12

  

Severe

6.3%

2

  
  1. Abbreviations AD, atopic dermatitis; CAD, Canadian dollars; SD, standard deviation
  2. a Indigenous: First Nations, Métis. Other visible minorities: African, East Asian, South Asian, Other
  3. b Not mutually exclusive