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Table 3 Frequencies and completeness of illness diagnoses at CF3 and CF6 of children participating in the “Nourish to Flourish” infant complementary feeding pilot study (N = 40)

From: “Nourish to Flourish”: complementary feeding for a healthy infant gut microbiome—a non-randomised pilot feasibility study

Diagnosis

Parent-reporting (n)

Health care provider record

Missed events

Total (N)

Completeness (n/N)

CF3

CF6

CF3

CF6

CF3

CF6

CF3

CF6

CF3

CF6

Airway-related illness

23

4

24

9

5

6

28

10

0.82

0.40

 URTI

15

2

20

8

5

6

20

8

0.75

0.25

 Common cold

1

2

0

1

0

0

1

2

1.00

1.00

 Cough

4

0

3

0

0

0

4

0

1.00

0.00

 Chest infection

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1.00

0.00

 Bronchiolitis

2

0

1

0

0

0

2

0

1.00

0.00

Skin-related illness

5

1

7

2

2

1

7

2

0.71

0.50

 Urticaria

3

1

5

2

2

1

5

2

0.60

0.50

 Eczema

1

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

1.00

0.00

 Nappy rash

1

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

1.00

0.00

Childhood infections

16

12

16

11

2

0

18

12

0.89

1.00

 Fever

9

9

10

9

2

0

11

9

0.82

1.00

 Ear infection

7

3

6

2

0

0

7

3

1.00

1.00

Other illness

31

23

37

26

14

7

45

30

0.69

0.77

 Diarrhoea and vomiting

6

4

6

4

1

1

7

5

0.86

0.80

 Constipation

0

0

3

0

3

0

3

0

0.00

0.00

 Conjunctivitis

2

3

2

4

0

1

2

4

1.00

0.75

 Allergy

3

7

5

5

2

0

5

7

0.60

1.00

 Oral thrush

1

3

0

3

0

0

1

3

1.00

1.00

 Virus

2

1

6

2

4

1

6

2

0.33

0.50

 Injury

0

0

1

0

1

0

1

0

0.00

0.00

 GOR

1

0

1

1

0

1

1

1

1.00

0.00

 Others (not listed)

4

2

1

4

0

2

4

4

1.00

0.50

Total health issues

63

37

72

45

20

13

83

50

0.76

0.74

  1. CF3, complementary feeding 3 (infant age approx. 9 months); CF6, complementary feeding 6 (infant age approx. 12 months); URTI, upper respiratory tract infection; GOR, gastro-oesophageal reflux