Characteristic | Farm (n = 111) (%) | Non-farm (n = 129) (%) | p-value |
---|---|---|---|
Number of children in household | NS | ||
 ≥ 4 | 19 | 12 |  |
 3 | 23 | 15 |  |
 2 | 26 | 42 |  |
 1 | 25 | 23 |  |
 Unknown | 7 | 8 |  |
Employment (mother) | 0.005 | ||
 Employed outside home/farm | 60 | 78 |  |
 Not employed outside home/farm | 36 | 19 |  |
 Unknown | 4 | 3 |  |
Mode of delivery | |||
 Vaginal | 83 | 79 | NS |
 C-section | 17 | 21 | NS |
Child exclusively breastmilk fed (2Â months) | 50 | 47 | NS |
Child spends time at least 1Â day per week (2Â month infant) | |||
 Daycare facility | 14 | 21 | NS |
 Another home | 46 | 31 | 0.02 |
Maternal smoking | |||
 During year prior to pregnancy | 2 | 4 | NS |
 During pregnancy | 9 | 15 | NS |
Maternal regulara farm milk consumption during pregnancy | 16 | 2 | < 0.0001 |
Dog ownership (prenatal)b | 73 | 52 | 0.0009 |
 Dog spends time indoors | 31 | 35 | NS |
Cat ownership (prenatal)b | 76 | 32 | < 0.0001 |
 Cat spends time indoors | 19 | 15 | NS |
Maternal history of allergic rhinitis (ever) | 11 | 18 | NS |
Maternal history of asthma (ever) | 16 | 21 | NS |
Maternal history of atopic dermatitis (ever) | 18 | 20 | NS |