Feeding Difficulties and Feeding Behaviors of Thai Children with Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy

Table 2

Clinical characteristics of children in the CMPA group ().

Clinical characteristics
Age at diagnosed CMPA (months)^1	7.0 (3.8, 10.5)
Age at elimination of cow’s milk (months)^1	6.0 (3.0, 9.0)
IgE-mediated CMPA	27 (90%)
Number of food allergy, (%)^2
1 (only cow’s milk)	9 (30%)
2	5 (16.7%)
3	4 (13.3%)
4	1 (3.3%)
5	6 (20%)
6 or more	5 (16.7%)
Type of milk during feeding, (%)^2
Breast milk	4 (13.3%)
eHF or AA	12 (40%)
Others, e.g., soy and mix (soy + eHF/AA)	14 (46.7%)
Allergic symptoms, (%)^2
GI	15 (50%)
Non-GI	15 (50%)

¹Continuous variables with nonnormal distribution are presented as median (IQR). ²Categorical variables are presented as (%). Abbreviation: CMPA, cow’s milk protein allergy; eHF, extensively hydrolyzed formula; AA, amino acid formula; GI, gastrointestinal.