Table 2 Percentage of allergic diseases attributable to atopy.

From: Allergic diseases attributable to atopy in a population sample of Asian children

 

Asthma

Rhinitis

Eczema

n

Asthma (%)

Percentage of atopy in asthma cases

aOR* (95% CI)

PAR (95% CI) (%)

n

Rhinitis (%)

Percentage of atopy in rhinitis cases

aOR* (95% CI)

PAR (95% CI) (%)

n

Eczema (%)

Percentage of atopy in eczema cases

aOR* (95% CI)

PAR (95% CI) (%)

Overall

1304

11.2%

77.4%

3.1 (1.7, 4.5)

50.4 (39.2, 61.7)

1293

37.7%

73.9%

3.8 (2.5, 5.1)

46.3 (38.8, 53.7)

1297

19.5%

74.3%

3.1 (2.0, 4.3)

46.7 (37.7, 55.6)

Age

 ≥ 10 years

671

11.0%

78.4%

3.6 (1.2, 6.0)

54.4 (39.6, 69.3)

667

36.9%

75.6%

5.0 (2.4, 7.7)

59.6 (NC, NC)

665

18.4%

73.8%

3.7 (1.7, 5.6)

49.5 (38.1, 60.9)

 < 10 years

633

11.4%

76.4%

2.8 (1.1, 4.5)

46.9 (30.0, 63.8)

626

38.5%

72.2%

3.1 (1.5 4.6)

39.5 (27.4, 51.6)

632

20.7%

74.8%

2.6 (1.4, 3.9)

41.9 (28.0, 55.8)

Gender

Male

634

13.1%

83.1%

3.4 (1.2, 5.6)

56.2 (40.0, 72.4)

632

45.4%

75.6%

2.6 (1.2, 4.0)

36.5 (21.9, 51.0)

629

23.1%

79.3%

3.1 (1.5, 4.7)

49.4 (35.6, 63.1)

Female

670

9.4%

69.8%

2.8 (1.1, 4.6)

43.3 (27.6, 59.0)

661

30.3%

71.5%

45.0 (2.6, 7.3)

51.1 (43.3, 59.0)

668

16.2%

67.6%

3.2 (1.5, 4.8)

43.2 (31.7, 54.6)

Body mass index category

Underweight

107

4.7%

60.0%

2.0 (NC, 7.4)

29.2 (NC, 97.4)

103

28.2%

72.4%

3.9 (NC, 9.8)

51.8 (NC, NC)

104

16.4%

76.5%

4.3 (NC, 11.9)

57.8 (NC, NC)

Normal weight

849

10.3%

79.3%

3.4 (1.5, 5.4)

54.0 (40.6, 67.4)

844

36.1%

74.1%

4.5 (2.6, 6.4)

49.7 (41.5, 57.9)

850

17.7%

75.3%

3.4 (1.9, 4.9)

49.2 (38.7, 59.6)

Overweight

265

14.7%

71.8%

2.5 (0.3, 4.7)

42.7 (NC, NC)

262

42.8%

72.3%

3.3 (0.4, 6.3)

49.2 (NC, NC)

259

23.2%

73.3%

2.8 (0.6, 4.9)

45.9 (NC, NC)

Obesity

83

18.1%

86.7%

7.1 (NC, 22.7)

73.3 (6.4, NC)

84

48.8%

78.1%

3.3 (NC, 9.4)

50.5 (NC, NC)

84

31.0%

69.2%

2.1 (NC, 6.0)

34.9 (NC, NC)

Parental allergic diseases

Yes

457

14.2%

84.6%

6.9 (1.1, 12.7)

71.8 (23.6, NC)

454

47.6%

75.9%

3.8 (1.3, 6.3)

53.3 (NC, NC)

455

25.9%

80.5%

5.7 (1.7, 9.7)

65.3 (NC, NC)

No

518

8.3%

65.1%

2.2 (0.4, 3.9)

33.7 (8.7, 58.6)

513

29.2%

67.3%

2.1 (0.9, 3.3)

30.8 (12.9, 48.8)

516

15.1%

64.1%

1.5 (0.6, 2.4)

19.3 (NC, 66.6)

Household passive smoking

Yes

684

13.0%

76.4%

2.7 (1.2, 4.2)

45.8 (29.9, 61.6)

680

36.5%

75.4%

3.5 (1.9, 5.2)

47.5 (36.6, 58.4)

680

16.6%

77.0%

3.1 (1.4, 4.7)

48.2 (34.0, 62.5)

No

585

9.6%

78.6%

4.1 (1.0, 7.2)

57.5 (42.2, 72.7)

578

39.8%

72.6%

4.4 (2.1, 6.7)

46.1 (36.2, 56.0)

583

23.0%

73.1%

3.1 (1.6, 4.7)

49.1 (NC, NC)

Season of birth

Spring

310

12.6%

76.9%

3.3 (0.5, 6.1)

50.1 (29.4, 70.8)

306

37.6%

73.0%

3.9 (0.9, 6.9)

51.6 (NC, NC)

308

18.8%

75.9%

3.4 (0.9, 5.8)

51.7 (NC, NC)

Summer

341

10.3%

71.4%

3.2 (0.4, 6.1)

49.3 (18.4, 80.2)

334

36.8%

71.5%

4.4 (1.1, 7.6)

47.4 (33.6, 61.2)

340

19.4%

69.7%

4.1 (1.1, 7.2)

49.4 (35.3, 63.5)

Autumn

342

12.3%

83.3%

4.6 (0.54 8.6)

64.9 (26.5, NC)

345

40.3%

74.1%

3.04 (1.0, 5.1)

41.0 (24.3, 57.6)

340

18.2%

74.2%

2.4 (0.6, 4.2)

39.6 (16.4, 62.8)

Winter

311

9.7%

76.7%

2.4 (NC, 5.0)

43.3 (9.8, 76.9)

308

35.7%

77.3%

6.8 (1.2, 12.5)

65.0 (NC, NC)

309

21.7%

77.6%

3.6 (0.9, 6.4)

55.5 (NC, NC)

  1. aOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval, PAR population attributable risk, NC not computed.
  2. *Adjusted for age, gender, body mass index, household passive smoking, and season of birth.