Maternal sensitivity and social support protect against childhood atopic dermatitis

Letourneau, Nicole L.; Kozyrskyj, Anita L.; Cosic, Nela; Ntanda, Henry N.; Anis, Lubna; Hart, Martha J.; Campbell, Tavis S.; Giesbrecht, Gerald F.

doi:10.1186/s13223-017-0199-4

Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology

Table 2 Percentage distribution of descriptive and predictor variables for mothers with high maternal sensitivity at 6 months and child AD at 18 months (Chi square tests)

From: Maternal sensitivity and social support protect against childhood atopic dermatitis

	N	High maternal sensitivity at 6 months (n = 51)			Atopic dermatitis at 18 months (n = 44)
	N	n	%	p value^∞	N	%	p value^∞
Maternal sensitivity (0–14)
High (≥7; adequate or sensitive)	51				5	9.80
Low (<7)	188				39	20.7	0.074
Maternal asthma
Yes	20	3	15.0		8	40.0
No	222	48	21.6	0.470	36	16.2	0.008^a
Family income
Below $100,000	99	22	22.2		21	21.2
Above $100,000	137	29	21.2	0.805	23	16.8	0.389
Education level
<University degree	65	10	15.4		14	21.5
≥University degree	173	41	23.7	0.190^a	30	17.3	0.457
Employment
Part time	47	12	25.5		5	10.6
Full time	188	39	20.7	0.962	39	20.7	0.112
Marital status
Married	236				42	17.8
Single	6				2	33.3	0.224
Mother’s age
Below 30 years	70	9	12.9		16	22.8
30 and above	169	42	24.8	0.030^a	28	16.6	0.254
Gestational age
28–38 weeks	58	14	24.1		10	17.2
39 weeks and above	170	34	20.0	0.440	31	18.2	0.865
Child sex
Male	117	21	17.9		24	20.5
Female	120	30	25.0	0.175^a	20	16.7	0.505
Birth weight (g)
Below 2500 g	12	2	16.7		3	25.0
2500 g and above	228	49	21.5	1.00	41	18.0	0.465
Breastfeeding (3 months)
Yes	205	41	20.0	0.688	39	19.0
No	19	5	26.3		3	15.8	0.2383
Prenatal depression (0–30)
Probable (>9; high depressive symptoms)	57	9	15.8		11	19.3
Not probable (≤9)	185	42	22.7	0.738^a	33	17.8	0.803
Postnatal depression (0–30)
Probable (>9; high depressive symptoms)	16	4	25.0		2	12.5
Not probable (≤9)	210	43	20.5	0.003^a	38	18.1	0.572
Pregnancy specific anxiety (0–3)
Probable (>75th percentile)	58	13	22.4		14	24.1
Not probable (≤75th percentile)	183	37	20.2	0.277^a	30	16.4	0.183^a
Postnatal anxiety
Probable (T-score ≥63; high risk for anxiety)	13	4	30.8		4	30.8
Not probable (T-score <63)	218	45	20.6	0.426^a	39	17.9	0.135^a
Prenatal # of stressors
0	130	20	15.4		21	16.2
1 or more	137	31	22.6	0.314	23	16.8	0.476
Postnatal # stressors
0	146	27	18.5		28	19.2
1 or more	85	24	28.2	0.936	15	17.6	0.773
Maternal control (0–14)
High (≥75th percentile)	59				14	23.7
Low (<75th percentile)	180				30	16.7	0.224^a
Maternal unresponsive (0–14)
High (≥75th percentile)	56				13	23.2
Low (<75th percentile)	183				31	16.9	0.289^a
Postnatal social support (0–80)
High (≥50th percentile)	115	20	17.4		17	14.8
Low (<50th percentile)	120	30	25.0	0.145^a	26	21.7	0.172^a

^∞ p values under maternal sensitivity are based on independent t tests statistics and p values under atopic dermatitis are based on Chi square test statistics
^aIncluded in models

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