Infant Feeding Practices and Nut Allergy over Time in Australian School Entrant Children
Table 2
Odds ratios for reported nut allergy and characteristics of kindergarten children in the Health Check Questionnaire 2006–2009.
Characteristic of child
Reported nut allergy*
Odds ratio (95% CI)#
P value
No
Yes
Sex of child
Male
7184
322
1.15 (0.97–1.35)
0.105
Age
5 years
12257
511
1.11 (0.87–1.42)
0.385
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
Yes
238
11
1.11 (0.60–2.05)
0.737
Unknown
417
19
Child has a usual general practitioner
Yes
12503
543
1.42 (1.05–1.92)
0.023
Unknown
92
2
Child was breast fed
Yes
12599
549
1.53 (1.11–2.11)
0.010
Unknown
101
2
Duration of breast feeding (mean 9.9 months)
—
—
—
1.02 (1.01–1.03)
0.000
Child was fed food or fluids other than breast milk in first 6 months+
Yes
9371
347
0.71 (0.60–0.84)
0.000
Unknown
197
9
*Parental response to the question: “Has your child ever had a strong allergic reaction to peanuts/peanut products, and/or other nuts/nut products?”
#Adjusted for age and sex where appropriate.
+Includes children who were breast fed and given other food/fluid, and those who were exclusively given other food/fluid.
