Table 3 Distribution of study participants by exposure to risk factors for allergy-related conditions
A. Asthma | Asthma status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | Total | P-value | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
Total | 280 | 87.2 | 41 | 12.8 | 321 | 100 | |
Risk factor | |||||||
Cat presence | 0.01 | ||||||
No | 53 | 19.0 | 3 | 7.3 | 56 | 17.5 | |
Yes | 226 | 81.0 | 38 | 92.7 | 264 | 82.5 | |
Dog contact | 0.006 | ||||||
No | 172 | 61.6 | 16 | 40.0 | 188 | 58.9 | |
Yes | 107 | 38.4 | 24 | 60.0 | 131 | 41.1 | |
Chicken presence | 0.008 | ||||||
No | 18 | 6.4 | 4 | 9.8 | 22 | 6.9 | |
Yes | 262 | 93.6 | 37 | 90.2 | 299 | 93.1 | |
Child’s mattress composition | 0.04 | ||||||
Other | 26 | 9.3 | 7 | 17.1 | 33 | 10.3 | |
Synthetic | 254 | 90.7 | 34 | 82.9 | 288 | 89.7 | |
B. Atopic dermatitis | AD status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | Total | P-value | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
Total | 282 | 87.9 | 39 | 12.1 | 321 | 100 | |
Risk factor | |||||||
Cat presence | 0.048 | ||||||
No | 46 | 16.4 | 10 | 25.6 | 56 | 17.5 | |
Yes | 235 | 83.6 | 29 | 74.4 | 264 | 82.5 | |
Cow presence | 0.006 | ||||||
No | 189 | 67.0 | 19 | 48.7 | 208 | 64.8 | |
Yes | 93 | 33.0 | 20 | 51.3 | 113 | 35.2 | |
C. Rhinoconjunctivitis | RC status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | Total | P-value | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
Total | 281 | 87.5 | 40 | 12.5 | 321 | 100 | |
Risk factor | |||||||
History of helminth infestation | 0.005 | ||||||
No | 218 | 77.9 | 25 | 62.5 | 243 | 75.9 | |
Yes | 62 | 22.1 | 15 | 37.5 | 77 | 24.1 | |
Chicken contact | 0.007 | ||||||
No | 53 | 18.9 | 2 | 5.0 | 55 | 17.1 | |
Yes | 228 | 81.1 | 38 | 95.0 | 266 | 82.9 | |
Child’s mattress composition | <0.001 | ||||||
Straw and other dry plant matter | 265 | 94.3 | 34 | 85.0 | 299 | 93.1 | |
Other | 16 | 5.7 | 6 | 15.0 | 22 | 6.9 | |
Cooker | 0.033 | ||||||
No | 156 | 55.5 | 26 | 65.0 | 182 | 56.7 | |
Yes | 125 | 44.5 | 14 | 35.0 | 139 | 43.3 | |
Solar | 0.014 | ||||||
No | 46 | 16.4 | 9 | 22.5 | 55 | 17.1 | |
Yes | 235 | 83.6 | 31 | 77.5 | 266 | 82.9 | |
Storing whey cream | <0.001 | ||||||
No | 254 | 90.4 | 26 | 65.0 | 280 | 87.2 | |
Yes | 27 | 9.6 | 14 | 35.0 | 41 | 12.8 | |
Stock millet | 0.042 | ||||||
No | 148 | 52.7 | 24 | 60.0 | 172 | 53.6 | |
Yes | 133 | 47.3 | 16 | 40.0 | 149 | 46.4 | |
Rug | <0.001 | ||||||
No | 179 | 63.7 | 10 | 25.0 | 189 | 58.9 | |
Yes | 102 | 36.3 | 30 | 75.0 | 132 | 41.1 | |
Consumption of sea food | |||||||
Never | 71 | 25.3 | 2 | 5.0 | 73 | 22.7 | |
<Once/week | 149 | 53.0 | 17 | 42.5 | 166 | 51.7 | 0.01 |
1–2 times/week | 47 | 16.7 | 15 | 37.5 | 62 | 19.3 | <0.001 |
≥Once/day | 14 | 5.0 | 6 | 15.0 | 20 | 6.2 | 0.002 |
Weight | <0.001 | ||||||
Mean + SD Weight (n) | 20.6 + 10.3 (280) | 18.3 + 10.2 (40) | |||||
D. Atopy | Atopy status | P-value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | Total | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
Total | 252 | 78.5 | 69 | 21.5 | 321 | 100 | |
Risk factor | |||||||
Storing whey cream | 0.021 | ||||||
No | 222 | 89.5 | 53 | 77.9 | 275 | 87.0 | |
Yes | 26 | 10.5 | 15 | 22.1 | 41 | 13.0 | |