From: Risk factors for recurrent wheezing after bronchiolitis in infants: 2-year follow up in China
Factors | RW(−), n = 63(%) | RW(+), n = 18(%) | statistics | P |
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Sex (male) | 41 (65.1) | 9 (50.0) | 1.348 | 0.280 |
Age (months) | 5.20 (1.03–19) | 3.97 (1.30–9.83) | − 0.704 | 0.481 |
premature birth | 3 (4.8) | 0 | 0.890 | â–³1.000 |
LBW | 4 (6.3) | 0 | 1.202 | â–³0.570 |
Macrosomia | 4 (6.3) | 2 (11.1) | 0.463 | â–³0.610 |
Feeding patterns | ||||
 breast feeding | 35 (55.6) | 11 (61.1) | 0.176 | 0.675 |
 Artificial feeding | 7 (11.1) | 3 (16.7) | 0.051 | *0.821 |
 mixed feeding | 21 (33.3) | 4 (22.2) | 0.373 | *0.541 |
eczema | 33 (52.4) | 15 (83.3) | 4.348 | *0.037 |
Family history of asthma | 4 (6.3) | 2 (11.1) | 0.463 | â–³0.610 |
Exposure to smoking | 29 (46.0) | 9 (50.0) | 0.089 | â–³0.795 |
Pet contact | 1 (1.6) | 1 (5.6) | 0.915 | â–³0.397 |