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Table 1 Characteristics of the children by wheezing

From: Impact of Haemophilus influenzae type b combination vaccination on asthma symptoms and pneumonia in 5-year-old children in rural Bangladesh: a longitudinal study and comparison with a previous cross-sectional study

  

Wheezing

Non-wheezing

p

(n = 145)

(n = 1513)

Sex

M/F

73/72 (50.3%)

731/782 (48.3%)

0.640

Height

cm

107.0 ± 5.1

107.9 ± 5.4

0.073

Weight

kg

16.4 ± 2.7

16.5 ± 2.8

0.449

Hib vaccinea

Yes

125 (86.2%)

1397 (92.3%)

0.001

Dewormingb

Yes

144 (99.3%)

1503 (99.3%)

0.968

Use of antibioticsc

Yes

138 (95.2%)

1315 (87.0%)

0.004

Contact with livestockd

Yes

72 (49.7%)

671 (44.4%)

0.220

Pneumonia history (years)e

 0

Yes

4 (2.8%)

32 (2.1%)

0.549

 1

Yes

7 (4.8%)

17 (1.1%)

0.003

 2

Yes

12 (8.3%)

18 (1.2%)

< 0.001

 3–4

Yes

10 (6.9%)

14 (0.9%)

< 0.001

Mother has asthma

Yes

24 (16.6%)

105 (6.9%)

< 0.001

Mother has rhinitis

Yes

38 (26.4%)

289 (19.1%)

0.040

Father has asthma

Yes

19 (13.1%)

61 (4.0%)

< 0.001

Father has rhinitis

Yes

36 (24.8%)

200 (13.2%)

< 0.001

Monthly household incomef

BDTf median

10,000 (8000, 20,000)

12,000 (9000, 20,000)

0.228

  1. aRecord of Hib vaccine was drawn from the record of Matlab HDSS
  2. bHas the child received any deworming drug?
  3. cDid you give antibiotics during the first 12 months of your child’s life?
  4. dDid the child have regular contact (at least once a week) with farm animals or livestock (e.g., cattle, goats, sheep, and poultry) during the first year of life?
  5. eData on pneumonia history were obtained from the clinical charts of Matlab Hospital, and pneumonia was diagnosed based on WHO criteria [20]
  6. fBangladesh Taka (1 Taka = $ 0.012)
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Respiratory Research

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