Table 1 |
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Characteristics of Maternal-Infant Pairs in Relation to Mode of Delivery |
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| Total (N = 37) |
Vaginal Delivery (N = 22) |
Cesarean Section (N = 15) |
p-value |
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| N (%) |
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| Race/Ethnicity |
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| White |
25 (67.6) |
14 (63.6) |
11 (73.3) |
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| Black |
3 (8.1) |
2 (9.1) |
1 (6.7) |
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| Hispanic |
8 (21.6) |
5 (22.7) |
3 (20.0) |
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| Others |
1 (2.7) |
1 (4.6) |
0 (0) |
0.83 |
| Gender |
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| Male |
21 (56.8) |
12 (54.5) |
9 (60) |
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| Female |
16 (43.2) |
10 (45.5) |
6 (40) |
1.00 |
| Maternal history of atopy* |
22 (59.5) |
14 (63.6) |
8 (53.3) |
0.53 |
| Maternal smoking during pregnancy |
2 (5.4) |
1 (4.6) |
1 (6.7) |
1.00 |
| NICU admission |
1 (2.7) |
0 (0) |
1 (6.7) |
0.41 |
| Mean (range) |
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| Maternal age, years |
33.3 (17.9–43.2) |
31.9 (17.9–40.6) |
35.3 (25.8–43.2) |
0.08 |
| Neonatal birth weight, kg |
3.4 (2.2–4.4) |
3.3 (2.2–4.3) |
3.6 (3.0–4.4) |
0.03 |
| Neonatal gestational age, weeks |
39.0 (36.0–41.0) |
38.9 (36.0–41.0) |
39.1 (37.0–41.0) |
1.00 |
| Neonatal birth length, cm |
49.7 (44.0–53.0) |
49.5 (44.0–53.0) |
50.0 (46.0–53.0) |
0.48 |
| APGAR at 5 minutes |
8.7 (1–10) |
8.9 (8.0–10.0) |
8.4 (1.0–10.0) |
0.98 |
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*Atopy = doctor diagnosed asthma, eczema, hay fever, or allergies | ||||
Ly et al. Clinical and Molecular Allergy 2006 4:13 doi:10.1186/1476-7961-4-13 |
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