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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
Characteristic of child		No	Yes		P value

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
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	Unknown	417	19
Child has a usual general practitioner	Yes	12503	543	1.42 (1.05–1.92)	0.023
Child has a usual general practitioner	Unknown	92	2
Child was breast fed	Yes	12599	549	1.53 (1.11–2.11)	0.010
Child was breast fed	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.

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Infant Feeding Practices and Nut Allergy over Time in Australian School Entrant Children

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