Skip to main content

Table 2 Adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for atopic dermatitis and food allergy according to season of birth

From: Season of birth is associated with increased risk of atopic dermatitis in Japanese infants: a retrospective cohort study

 Atopic dermatitisFood allergy
No. of eventsPerson-months of follow-upCrude HR (95% CI)Adjusted HRa (95% CI)No. of eventsPerson-months of follow-upCrude HR (95% CI)Adjusted HRb (95% CI)
Spring8610561.29 (0.94–1.78)1.43 (1.04–1.98)718081.05 (0.35–3.12)0.95 (0.32–2.85)
Summer6810771.001.00616321.001.00
Autumn1176712.18 (1.61–2.95)2.67 (1.96–3.63)616631.02 (0.33–3.16)0.98 (0.32–3.07)
Winter948551.60 (1.17–2.19)1.42 (1.03–1.95)417120.64 (0.18–2.25)0.58 (0.16–2.10)
  1. HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. aAdjustment for sex, birthweight, siblings, cesarean birth, and use of emollient at 1 month of age
  3. bAdjustment for sex, birthweight, siblings, atopic dermatitis at 1 month, and use of emollient at 1 month of age