Table 1 Socio-demographic features of studied children
From: Prevalence and clinical features of adverse food reactions in Portuguese children
Parameters | AFR | IgE AFR | Non IgE AFR | Odds ratio IgE AFR/Non IgE AFR | p value | Target cohort | Q1+ | Q2+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 109) | (n = 34) | (n = 75) | (95% CI) | (n = 2474) | (n = 176) | (n = 115) | ||
Sex (%) | ||||||||
F | 49.5 | 23.5 | 61.3 | 1 | <0.001* | 50.1 | 51.2a | 48.7b |
M | 50.5 | 76.5 | 38.7 | 5.155 (2.057, 12.918) | 49.9 | 48.8a | 51.3b | |
Age (years) (mean ± SD) | 7.00 ± 1.82 | 6.65 ± 1.56 | 7.16 ± 1.91 | – | 0.173** | 7.1 ± 1.9 | 7.1 ± 1.85 | 7.0 ± 1.82 |
Atopy (%) | ||||||||
No | 47.6 | 9.4 | 64.4 | 1 | <0.001* | – | – | – |
Yes | 52.4 | 90.6 | 35.6 | 17.474 (4.851, 62.948) | – | – | – | |
History of other morbidities (%) | ||||||||
No | 56.0 | 61.8 | 53.3 | 1 | 0.411* | – | – | – |
Yes | 44.0 | 38.2 | 46.7 | 0.707 (0.309, 1.618) | – | – | – | |
Responding parent (%) | ||||||||
Father | 12.0 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 1 | 0.821* | 18.2 | 16.9c | 12.8d |
Mother | 88.0 | 88.2 | 86.7 | 1.154 (0.335, 3.978) | 81.8 | 83.1c | 87.2d | |
Residence (%) | ||||||||
Rural | 41.3 | 38.2 | 42.7 | 1 | 0.663* | – | – | – |
Urban | 68.7 | 61.8 | 57.3 | 1.202 (0.525, 2.755) | – | – | – | |
Graffar class (%) | ||||||||
I | 8.3 | 11.8 | 6.7 | – | 0.514** | – | – | – |
II | 25.7 | 23.5 | 26.7 | |||||
III | 56.0 | 50.0 | 58.6 | |||||
IV | 10.0 | 14.7 | 8.0 | |||||
V | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||