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.