Table 5 Summary of the findings in relation to positive skin prick tests (environmental)

Male:female

Odds ratio

95% CI

3:1

2.20

[0.20, 24.09]

2:0

n/a

n/a

5:3

1.15

[0.22, 6.10]

Ethnicity

 Inuit, n (%)

 Mixed, n (%)

 Non-Inuit, n (%)

 Total, n (%)

 Chi square (p-value)

1 (5.9)

3 (42.9)

0

4 (13.3)

5.13 (0.06)

1 (5.9)

1 (14.3)

0

2 (6.7)

1.30 (0.69)

4 (23.5)

1 (14.3)

3 (50.0)

8 (26.7)

2.15 (0.39)

Smoker(s) at home (yes:no)

Odds ratio

95% CI

1:1

1.6

[0.19, 13.24]

1:1

1.5

[0.09,27.36]

3:5

0.87

[0.16, 4.58]

Crowdedness correlation (p)

0.010 (0.95)

− 0.160 (0.40)

0.010 (0.94)

Cat ownership (yes:no)

Odds ratio

95% CI

0:0

n/a

n/a

0:1

n/a

n/a

2:1

24.0

[1.03, 560.2]

Dog ownership (yes:no)

Odds ratio

95% CI

3:0

n/a

n/a

1:1

1.20

[0.07, 21.72]

5:1

10.00

[0.94, 105.92]

Exclusive breast feeding (yes:no)

Odds ratio

95% CI

1:3

0.29

[0.03, 3.12]

0:2

n/a

n/a

1:1

1.0

[0.20, 5.05]

Being ever outside Nunavut (yes:no)

Odds ratio

95% CI

3:1

1.33

[0.12, 14.87]

0:2

n/a

n/a

7:1

4.0

[0.41, 38.65]

Previous respiratory hospitalization (yes:no)

Odds ratio

95% CI

1:1

7.67

[0.77, 76.45]

0:2

n/a

n/a

1:7

0.64

[0.06, 6.80]

TB vaccination (yes:no)

Odds ratio

95% CI

3:1

0.14

[0.01, 2.80]

2:0

n/a

n/a

7:0

n/a

n/a

Family history of food allergy (yes:no)

Odds ratio

95% CI

1:1

4.20

[0.22, 79.32]

0:2

n/a

n/a

1:6

0.53

[0.05, 5.55]

Family history of environmental allergy (yes:no)

Odds ratio

95% CI

1:1

3.17

[0.17, 58.70]

0:2

n/a

n/a

0:7

n/a

n/a

Family history of asthma (yes:no)

Odds ratio

95% CI

1:2

2.10

[0.16, 28.02]

0:2

n/a

n/a

0:7

n/a

n/a

Family history of eczema (yes:no)

Odds ratio

95% CI

1:1

3.17

[0.17, 58.70]

0:2

n/a

n/a

0:7

n/a

n/a