Table III

Comparison of the characteristics of cases and controls

CharacteristicsTotalCase n (%)Control n (%)χ2p-value
Total639 (100.0)213 (33.3)426 (66.7)nana
Sex
Male360 (56.3)100 (27.8)260 (72.2)11.45<0.001*
Female279 (43.7)113 (40.5)166 (59.5)  
Age at DF diagnosis (years)
< 1197 (30.8)98 (49.7)99 (50.3)34.97<0.001*
1–5191 (29.9)53 (27.7)138 (72.3)  
⩾ 6251 (39.3)62 (24.7)189 (75.3)  
Growth
Under normal221(34.6)66 (29.9)155 (70.1)85.04<0.001*
Normal275 (43.0)55 (20.0)220 (80.0)  
Over normal143 (22.4)92 (64.3)51 (35.7)  
Immunization
No or not complete118 (18.5)41 (34.8)77 (65.2)0.120.718
Yes521 (81.5)172 (33.0)349 (67.0)  
Congenital disease
No543 (84.9)175 (32.2)368 (67.8)1.980.158
Yes96 (15.0)38 (39.6)58 (60.4)  
Breastfeeding
Yes603 (94.8)199 (33.0)404 (67.0)0.5290.466
No36 (5.2)14 (38.9)22 (61.1)  

Note: *Statistically significant at p<0.05

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