Table 3 Summary of the findings in relation to current and past eczema

Male:female

Odds ratio

95% CI

4:5

0.47

[0.11, 2.08]

1:1

0.62

[0.15, 2.56]

Ethnicity

 Inuit, n (%)

 Mixed, n (%)

 Non-Inuit, n (%)

 Total, n (%)

 Chi square (p-value)

6 (25)

2 (15.4)

1 (14.3)

9 (20.5)

0.58 (0.88)

5 (20.8)

3 (23.1)

2 (28.6)

10 (22.7)

0.45 (0.89)

Smoker (yes:no)

Odds ratio

95% CI

3:6

0.85

[0.18, 3.97]

4:6

1.22

[0.29, 5.20]

Crowdedness correlation (p)

− 0.135 (0.38)

0.047 (0.76)

Cat owner (yes:no)

Odds ratio

95% CI

0:2

n/a

n/a

1:3

3.0

[0.20, 44.36]

Dog owner (yes:no)

Odds ratio

95% CI

6:2

7.13

[1.18, 43.14]

5:3

3.33

[0.65, 17.18]

Exclusive breast feeding (yes:no)

Odds ratio

95% CI

4:5

0.42

[0.09, 1.85]

6:4

0.93

[0.22, 3.93]

Being ever outside Nunavut (yes:no)

Odds ratio

95% CI

7:2

1.26

[.22, 7.23]

9:1

3.91

[.44, 35.15]

Previous respiratory hospitalization (yes:no)

Odds ratio

95% CI

3:6

2.42

[0.47, 12.47]

3:7

2.00

[0.40, 10.05]

TB vaccination (yes:no)

Odds ratio

95% CI

8:0

n/a

n/a

9:1

0.96

[0.09, 10.45]

Family history of food allergy (yes:no)

Odds ratio

95% CI

2:5

1.87

[0.29, 12.01]

2:6

1.5

[0.24, 9.34]

Family history of environmental allergy (yes:no)

Odds ratio

95% CI

3:4

2.34

[0.43, 12.77]

5:3

7.22

[1.34, 38.92]

Family history of asthma (yes:no)

Odds ratio

95% CI

3:5

4.5

[0.77, 26.45]

3:6

3.63

[0.64, 20.57]

Family history of eczema (yes:no)

Odds ratio

95% CI

5:4

4.82

[1.02, 22.84]

6:4

6.75

[1.44, 36.60]