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Table 3 Findings in multivariable analyses of associations between reported allergic conditions and positive SPT at 36 months among GUSTO children with negative SPT at 18 months

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

Risk factor

N (%)

Adjusteda OR (95 % CI)

Rhinitis reported in the first 18 months

8 (11.3)

1.3 (0.3–5.5)

Wheeze reported in the first 18 months

29 (36.7)

3.2 (1.1–9.1)

Eczema reported in the first 18 months

17 (21.0)

3.4 (1.2–9.3)

Rhinitis first reported after the first 18 months

23 (25.8)

3.0 (1.05–8.3)

Wheeze first reported after the first 18 months

10 (11.0)

1.0 (0.2–3.9)

Eczema first reported after the first18 months

4 (4.8)

0.5 (0.1–4.3)

  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