Results
One hundred and sixty-nine mothers-infant dyads were recruited in the study between January 2016 and August 2017. The mean age of the mothers and the infants were 31.1 ± 4.7 years and 6.3 ± 3.6 months. Of the infants, 48.6 % were female.
Of the participants, 64 were healthy controls, 89 were FA, 16 were Indecisive symptoms for FA. In the diagnosed FA group 84.2%, 11.2% and 4.5% were Non-IgE-mediated FA (n=75), IgE-mediated FA (n=10) and mixed FA (IgE and non-IgE-mediated FA, n=4), respectively. The demographic features of the participants were presented on Table 1.
The educational level of mothers and fathers (for the mothers p=0.001, for the fathers p=0.009) was significantly higher in the Indecisive symptoms for FA group as compared to the healthy group. Being the primary caregiver as a mother was more frequently observed in Indecisive symptoms for FA group than the healthy group (p=0.006).