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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of newborns in the URECA study with and without lymphocyte proliferation data.

From: Characterization of regulatory T cells in urban newborns

 

Total

(N = 119)

With Data* (N = 78)

Without Data* (N = 41)

  

N (%)

N (%)

Sex

   

   Male

64 (53.8)

44 (56.4)

20 (48.8)

   Female

55 (46.2)

34 (43.6)

21 (51.2)

Race/ethnicity

   

   Hispanic

25 (21.0)

16 (20.5)

9 (22.0)

   Black

62 (52.1)

43 (55.1)

19 (46.3)

   White/Asian/Other

4 (3.4)

2 (2.6)

2 (4.9)

   More than one race

24 (20.1)

14 (17.9)

10 (24.4)

   Unknown

4 (3.4)

3 (3.9)

1(2.4)

NICU admissions

8 (6.7)

4 (5.3)

4 (9.8)

Maternal History**

   

   Eczema

37 (33.0)

23 (31.9)

14 (35.0)

   Asthma

59 (53.2)

40 (55.6)

19 (48.7)

   Hay fever

51 (46.4)

34 (48.6)

17 (42.5)

Paternal History**

   

   Eczema

22 (17.5)

13 (21.0)

3 (8.3)

   Asthma

35 (27.8)

20 (32.3)

9 (25.0)

   Hay fever

30 (25.9)

15 (27.8)

12 (34.3)

  1. * No statistically significant difference between newborns with and without lymphocyte proliferation data, p < 0.05.
  2. ** Seven of the participants have missing data on maternal and paternal history. Paternal history was reported as unknown in one participant.