Table 1 Characteristics of the participants who have information on child’s scratch status either at 6 or 12 months (n = 140)
Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
Maternal race | |
African American (AA) | 30 (21.7) |
European American or Other | 108 (78.3) |
Sex of the infant | |
Male | 70 (50.0) |
Maternal smoking during pregnancy | 8 (5.9) |
Smoke 6 months after delivery | 14 (10.6) |
Smoke 12 months after delivery | 15 (15.0) |
History of parental allergy | |
Asthma | |
Mother | 38 (27.7) |
Father | 35 (21.21) |
Eczema | |
Mother | 12 (8.8) |
Father | 6 (4.1) |
Rhinitis | |
Mother | 68 (49.6) |
Father | 77 (46.7) |
Marital status | |
Married | 97 (71.9) |
Other | 1 (0.7) |
Single but living together | 16 (11.9) |
Single | 21 (15.6) |
Pets 6 months after delivery | 4 (3.0) |
Pets 12 months after delivery | 6 (5.9) |
Season of child’s birth | |
Fall | 30 (22.1) |
Spring | 30 (22.1) |
Summer | 30 (22.1) |
Winter | 46 (33.7) |
Use of antibiotics during pregnancy | 34 (19.1) |
Vaginal/urinary infections during pregnancya | 60 (44.1) |
Method of delivery | |
Spontaneous vaginal delivery | 32 (41.0) |
After induction vaginal delivery | 26 (33.3) |
Cesarean section | 20 (25.6) |
Fish intake during pregnancy | 6 (7.6) |
Education | |
Less than high school | 11 (8.0) |
Some college | 33 (23.9) |
College graduate | 45 (32.6) |
Graduate school | 49 (35.5) |
Tylenol intake during pregnancy | 58 (41.4) |
Mean (n; 5, 95 %) | |
Maternal age during pregnancy | 29.9 (131; 19.7, 39.0) |
Gestational age (weeks) | 38.6 (135; 35.0, 41.0) |