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Table 1 Eczema status in male and female cohort participants in the F1 and F2 generations (chi-square tests)

From: Identifying CpG sites associated with eczema via random forest screening of epigenome-scale DNA methylation

F1 generation

    

Independent variables

Females

Males

Chi-square

(n = 244)

(n = 122)

P value

Eczema status

Yes

37 (15.2 %)

9 (7.3 %)

0.051

No

207 (84.8 %)

113 (92.6 %)

F2 generation

    

Independent variables

Boys

Girls

Chi-square

  

(n = 60)

(n = 56)

P value

Age 3 months

Yes

9 (15.0 %)

2 (3.6 %)

0.048

Eczema status

No

44 (73.3 %)

53 (94.6 %)

 
 

Missing

7 (11.7 %)

1 (1.8 %)

 

Age 6 months

Yes

13 (21.7 %)

6 (10.7 %)

0.162

Eczema status

No

39 (65.0 %)

43 (76.8 %)

 
 

Missing

8 (13.3 %)

7 (12.5 %)

 

Age 12 months

Yes

9 (15.0 %)

5 (8.9 %)

0.521

Eczema status

No

37 (61.7 %)

36 (64.3 %)

 
 

Missing

14 (23.3 %)

15 (26.8 %)

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