Chapter 4. Infant Health |
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Table 4.21. Percent of mothers indicating that the following foods caused a problem for their babies or that their babies were diagnosed as allergic to the food by infant age1,2, among mothers of babies who had problems caused by food during these periods Infant Feeding Practices Study II |
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| Month 0-4 | Month 5-9 | Month 10-12 | ||||
| Baby had a problem with |
Baby diagnosed as allergic to |
Baby had a problem with |
Baby diagnosed as allergic to |
Baby had a problem with |
Baby diagnosed as allergic to |
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| Cow's milk or other dairy products (including infant formula made with cow milk) | 78.0 | 15.6 | 41.1 | 10.4 | 51.0 | 15.0 |
| Soy milk or other soy food (including infant formula made with soy) | 23.9 | 4.6 | 11.4 | 4.5 | 10.0 | 3.0 |
| Eggs | 3.7 | 0.9 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 17.5 | 6.5 |
| Peanuts, peanut butter, or peanut oil | 3.2 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 3.5 |
| Nuts (such as, almonds, pecans, walnuts) | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| Sesame seed, tahini, or sesame seed oil | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| Fish, shellfish, or other seafood | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| Beef, chicken or turkey | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Wheat, gluten, or wheat starch | 2.8 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 2.0 |
| Other grain or cereal (such as oats, barely) | 2.8 | 0.0 | 13.4 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 1.0 |
| Fruit or fruit juice | 6.0 | 0.0 | 23.3 | 2.5 | 17.5 | 3.0 |
| Vegetable | 11.5 | 0.9 | 20.8 | 1.5 | 9.0 | 1.0 |
| Other food (Specify) | 22.5 | 0.9 | 23.8 | 2.0 | 19.5 | 3.5 |
| N | 218 | 218 | 202 | 202 | 200 | 200 |
1Table is based on variables: M4C10A_1-13, M4C10B_1-13, M9C12A_1-13, M9C12B_1-13, MWC12A_1-13, MWC12B_1-13 2Column percentages do not add up to 100% because mothers could choose all that apply |
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