Chapter 4. Infant Health |
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Table 4.1. Percent of babies who had the following problems in the past 2 weeks by infant age1,2 Infant Feeding Practices Study II |
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| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | |
| Fever | 7.1 | 8.8 | 11.7 | 10.2 | 11.0 | 12.4 | 19.2 | 17.9 | 22.3 |
| Diarrhea | 5.9 | 5.1 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 10.3 | 11.5 | 15.5 |
| Vomiting | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 7.3 |
| Ear infection | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 9.8 |
| Colic | 7.2 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Fussy or irritable | 38.7 | 31.3 | 31.8 | 28.3 | 26.2 | 25.8 | 32.0 | 27.0 | 27.8 |
| Reflux | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.0 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 1.6 |
| Runny nose or cold | 24.3 | 29.2 | 32.9 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 32.7 | 39.3 | 40.6 | 47.5 |
| Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| Cough or wheeze | 13.7 | 15.4 | 17.1 | 16.4 | 16.8 | 14.3 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 18.5 |
| Asthma | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| Food allergy | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Eczema (atopic dermatitis) | 4.2 | 4.5 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.7 |
| None of these | 37.9 | 40.6 | 38.1 | 40.7 | 41.6 | 42.0 | 34.2 | 36.0 | 30.7 |
| N | 2,526 | 2,369 | 2,214 | 2,174 | 2,086 | 2,008 | 1,921 | 1,783 | 1,790 |
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1Table is based on variables: M2A20A-N, M3A20A-N, M4A22A-N, M5A25A-N, M6A24A-N, M7A24A-N, M9A29A-N, MXA30A-N, MWA27A-N 2Column percentages do not add up to 100% because mothers could choose all that apply |
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