Table 3 Percentage of allergic diseases attributable to atopy, stratified by gender and age.
From: Allergic diseases attributable to atopy in a population sample of Asian children
Male | Female | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Percentage of atopy | aOR* (95%CI) | PAR (95% CI) (%) | n | Percentage of atopy | aOR* (95%CI) | PAR (95% CI) (%) | |
Asthma | ||||||||
Age ≥ 10 years | 313 | 85.7% | 4.1 (1.6, 10.2) | 62.2 (NC, NC) | 358 | 68.8% | 2.1 (0.9, 4.6) | 46.2 (25.6, 66.7) |
Age < 10 years | 321 | 80.5% | 3.2 (1.4, 7.2) | 53.2 (29.9, 76.6) | 312 | 71.0% | 2.8 (1.2, 6.4) | 42.3 (NC, 96.8) |
Rhinitis | ||||||||
Age ≥ 10 years | 312 | 77.7% | 3.4 (2.0, 5.7) | 52.7 (NC, NC) | 355 | 72.9% | 4.0 (2.4, 6.8) | 63.2 (NC, NC) |
Age < 10 years | 320 | 73.7% | 2.5 (1.6, 4.2) | 38.9 (16.8, 61.0) | 306 | 69.9% | 2.8 (1.7, 4.9) | 41.1 (27.3, 54.9) |
Eczema | ||||||||
Age ≥ 10 years | 309 | 80.8% | 3.2 (1.6, 6.2) | 58.0 (NC, NC) | 356 | 63.3% | 2.0 (1.1, 4.0) | 42.1 (27.6, 56.6) |
Age < 10 years | 320 | 77.8% | 2.7 (1.4, 5.1) | 43.3 (21.9, 64.7) | 312 | 71.2% | 3.0 (1.6, 5.6) | 39.4 (21.0, 57.7) |
