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Table 1 Characteristics of study subjects

From: Infant gut microbiota and the hygiene hypothesis of allergic disease: impact of household pets and siblings on microbiota composition and diversity

 

Overall (N = 24)

Households with pets (N = 15)

Households with siblings (N = 13)

N (%):

      

Gender; male

12

(50.0)

6

(40.0)

7

(53.9)

Caesarean Delivery

6

(25.0)

3

(20.0)

3

(23.1)

Breastfed

15

(62.5)

8

(53.3)

9

(69.2)

Maternal Atopy

9

(37.5)

6

(40.0)

6

(46.2)

Siblings

13

(54.2)

6

(40.0)

-

-

Pets

15

(62.5)

-

-

6

(46.2)

Infant antibiotics

3

(12.5)

2

(15.4)

1

(8.3)

Maternal PS Education

18

(75.0)

13

(86.7)

9

(69.2)

Mean (SD):

      

Birth Weight; g

3441

(493)

3453

(551)

3455

(357)

Gestational Age; wks

39.2

(1.6)

39.3

(1.4)

39.5

(1.2)

  1. SD, standard deviation; PS, post-secondary. Comparisons by chi-squared test / Fisher's exact test, or t-test; no statistically significant differences observed.