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Thorax 56:192-197 doi:10.1136/thorax.56.3.192
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Factors influencing the relation of infant feeding to asthma and recurrent wheeze in childhood

Table 4

Percentage (n)4-151 with recurrent wheeze, by child's atopic status at age 6

Total Atopic Non-atopic p value4-150
0–18 months 7.5% (79/1054) 8.2%  (23/280) 7.2% (31/431) NS
8–36 months 5.9% (55/937) 8.0% (21/262) 6.3% (25/398) NS
6 years 7.7% (78/1016) 13.0% (38/292) 4.5% (20/442) p<0.00005
8 years 7.2% (60/832) 15.0% (37/246) 4.2% (15/360) p<0.000001
11 years 9.7% (90/929) 20.1% (55/274) 3.9% (16/411) p<0.000001
13 years 8.7% (61/702) 16.1% (35/218) 4.0% (12/298) p<0.000001

  • ↵4-150 Atopic v non-atopic children.

  • ↵4-151 Fewer children were skin tested at age 6 (n=737) than provided information on questionnaires.

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