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Table 3 Characteristics of the participants stratified according to duration of breastfeeding

From: Duration of breastfeeding, age at introduction of complementary foods and allergy-related diseases: a prospective cohort study

  Duration of any breastfeeding (N = 6796)
≥ 6 months (n = 5695) <  6 months (n = 1101)
Characteristics na   na  
Maternal age at birth, years, mean (SD) 5670 30.2 (4.4) range: 16.8–44.5 1095 28.7 (5.1) range: 17.0–44.2
Maternal education, n (%) 2625   392  
<  12 years (less than high school)   116 (4.4)   62 (15.8)
12–16 years (up to 4 years university)   1298 (49.5)   237 (60.5)
>  16 years (more than 4 years university)   1211 (46.1)   93 (23.7)
Mean incomeb, NOK, mean (SD) 5465 255,414 (29175) 1053 250,191 (30405)
Family history of allergyc, n (%) 5675 4200 (74.0) 1092 784 (71.8)
Older sibling, n (%) 3943 2245 (56.9) 731 401 (54.9)
Maternal smoking, n (%)     
During pregnancy 2020 92 (4.6) 316 55 (17.4)
During child’s first 2 years 5638 887 (15.7) 1078 391 (36.3)
Paternal smoking, n (%) 5397 1072 (19.9) 994 330 (33.2)
Child exposed to smoke during first 2 yearsd, n (%) 5675 1462 (25.8) 1095 502 (45.8)
Petse, n (%) 5695 1143 (20.1) 1101 264 (24.0)
Birthweight, gram, mean (SD) 5625 3608 (552) range: 640–5560 1072 3463 (705) range: 585–5960
Birthweight < 2500 g, n (%) 5625 156 (2.8) 1072 88 (8.2)
Sex, male, n (%) 5693 2798 (49.2) 1101 581 (52.8)
Lower respiratory tract infection within first yearf, n (%) 3217 333 (10.4) 606 78 (12.9)
Antibiotic treatment within first year, n (%) 3746 756 (20.2) 695 163 (23.5)
Introduced to formula < 6 months of age, n (%) 5625 966 (17.2) 1093 972 (88.9)g
Start of day-care < 12 months of age, n (%) 5051 394 (7.8) 930 65 (7.0)
  1. a:The numbers vary because of missing data
  2. b: Yearly income in Norwegian krone based on postcode (range: 174967 to 319,333 for both groups)
  3. c: Mother, father or common child with parental reported asthma, ARC or eczema
  4. d: Parental or indoor smoking; e: Reported cat, dog or other furry pets
  5. f: Pneumonia or bronchitis
  6. g: questionnaire data indicates children started with formula after 6 months of age despite having been weaned before 6 months