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Table 2 Maternal behavioral characteristics among children with respiratory allergies, stratified by gender

From: Effect of maternal sleep, physical activity and screen time during pregnancy on the risk of childhood respiratory allergies: a sex-specific study

 

SP (n = 1904)

χ2/t

STP (n = 464)

χ2/t

boy

girl

boy

girl

Individual factor

Sleep duration

  

2.093

  

.374

  < 8 h./day

340 (30.4%)

213 (27.3%)

 

85 (29.0%)

44 (26.3%)

 

  ≥ 8 h./day

778 (69.6%)

566 (72.7%)

 

208 (71.0%)

123 (73.7%)

 

Physical activity

  

.095

  

2.110

  < 1 h./day

936 (83.6%)

651 (83.0%)

 

253 (86.3%)

139 (81.3%)

 

  ≥ 1 h./day

184 (16.4%)

133 (17.0%)

 

40 (13.7%)

32 (18.7%)

 

Screen exposure

  

1.376

  

.220

  ≥ 2 h./day

887 (79.2%)

638 (81.4%)

 

240 (81.9%)

143 (83.6%)

 

  < 2 h./day

233 (20.8%)

146 (18.6%)

 

53 (18.1%)

28 (16.4%)

 

Combined factor index

 0

30 (2.7%)

22 (2.8%)

.857

4 (1.4%)

2 (1.2%)

1.353

 1

249 (22.3%)

170 (21.8%)

 

60 (20.5%)

42 (25.1%)

 

 2

607 (54.3%)

437 (56.1%)

 

169 (57.7%)

91 (54.5%)

 

 3

232 (20.8%)

150 (19.3%)

 

60 (20.5%)

32 (19.2%)

 
  1. SP screened respiratory allergies positive, STP both screened respiratory allergies positive and allergen test positive
  2. Maternal behavioral factors included sleep less than 8 h/day, exercise less than 1 h/day, screen time more than 2 h/day
  3. “0” demonstrated that none of three risk factors were occurred; “1” demonstrated that one of these three risk factors was occurred; “2” demonstrated that two of these three risk factors were occurred.; “3” demonstrated that these three risk factors were all occurred