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Table 1 Characteristics of parents and children participating in the intervention cohort and the control cohort

From: A primary health-care intervention on pre- and postnatal risk factor behavior to prevent childhood allergy. The Prevention of Allergy among Children in Trondheim (PACT) study

 

Cohorts

 
 

Intervention

Control

 
 

Mean (SD)

 

Age mother (years)

29,5 (4,3)

29,2(4,7)

 

Education mother (years)

15,7 (2,5)

15,4 (2,6)

 

Education father (years)

15,1 (2,9)

15,0 (3,1)

 

Birthweight (grams)

3610 (544)

3590 (573)

 
 

N (%)

p-value

Gender (male)

48,4

50,1

0,16

Primiparous

44,9

52,2

<0,001

Single mother

1,9

4,3

<0,001

Parental atopy*

68,5

69,4

0,56

Homeowner**

84,1

78,5

<0,001

  1. *Mother and/or father ever had asthma, allergic rhinoconjunctivitis or eczema.
  2. ** Assessed at 6 weeks postnatal
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