Subject characteristics
At birth, 258 healthy newborns were enrolled into the study. 132
children consistently followed up until 7 years old (Figure 1). Among
these, 132 children, 10 (7.6%) were diagnosed with asthma, 77 (58.3%)
with allergic rhinitis, and 9 (6.8%) with atopic dermatitis. Of the 10
asthma cases, 9 also had allergic rhinitis. All cases with atopic
dermatitis also had allergic rhinitis. There was no overlap noted
between cases with asthma and atopic dermatitis. There was no
significant difference between the baseline demographic characteristics
of the 132 children at 7 years old and the initial 258 children enrolled
at birth (Supplementary table).