Classification of Wheezing Children in Rural Bangladesh by Intensity of Ascaris Infection, Total and Specific IgE Levels, History of Pneumonia, and Other Risk Factors

Table 1

Comparisons of physical status, family history, and sociodemographic characteristics of the three groups.

	Total	Cluster 1	Cluster 2	Cluster 3		Never-wheezing
	219	50	114	32	=	122
Sex, female (%)	108 (49)	22 (44)	63 (55)	12 (38)	0.138	66 (49)
Physical measurements ()	194	49	113	32		122
Height (cm)	103.0	102.4	103.6	102.3	0.213	103.7
Weight (kg)	14.7	14.5	14.8	14.5	0.492	14.8
DPT3 vaccine coverage (%)	185 (94.4)	45 (90.0)	108 (94.7)	32 (100)	0.154
Measles vaccine coverage (%)	188 (95.9)	47 (94.0)	109 (95.6)	32 (100)	0.395
Family history
Mother’s asthma (%)	42 (19)	11 (22.0)	26 (22.8)	2 (6.3)	0.106	12 (9.8)
Father’s asthma (%)	25 (12)	4 (8.2)	16 (14.0)	4 (12.5)	0.578	2 (1.7)
Dry leaves as fuel	183 (86)	42 (89)	93 (83)	28 (88)	0.548	91 (75)
Mother’s education (none) (%)	93 (43)	29 (58)	41 (36)	17 (53)	0.018	48 (39)
Monthly income (BTk)	3943	2896	4164	3712	0.054	4755

DPT3: diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus vaccine; BTk: Bangladesh Taka.