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Table 2 Findings in multivariable analyses of associations between reported early allergic conditions and positive SPT at 18 months among GUSTO children

From: Predictors of allergen sensitization in Singapore children from birth to 3 years

Risk factor

N (%)

Adjusteda OR (95 % CI)

Rhinitis reported before 18 months of life

24 (25.5)

2.8 (1.1–7.3)

Wheeze reported before 18 months of life

29 (29.0)

1.9 (0.8–4.5)

Eczema reported before 18 months of life

40 (41.7)

4.5 (1.9–10.7)

  1. Adjusted OR in italics have a p value less than 0.05
  2. aAdjusted for sex, ethnicity, maternal education levels, family history of allergy, vaginal delivery, breastfeeding, antibiotic consumption in the first 6 months of life, dog ownership, staying near an expressway, exposure to smoke at 12 months