Table 2

Comparison of details on children who attended and those who failed to take part based on data obtained at the five and a half year review

IndexControls
YesNoYesNo
No61124726
Boys (%)43335742
Smoking mothers (%)60834261
Atopic first degree relative (%)33332527
Cough (%)61584031
Wheeze (%)43421515
Use of bronchodilators (%)333338
Skin test positive (%)28361915