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Table 4 The associations of allergic diseases and allergic sensitization with eczema/EAH

From: Prevalence of adult eczema, hay fever, and asthma, and associated risk factors: a population-based study in the northern Grassland of China

Characteristics

n

Eczema

EAH#

P

OR

95% CI

P

OR

95% CI

Hay fever

431

0.003

1.51

1.15–1.98

–

–

–

Allergic rhinitis

746

< 0.001

1.57

1.23–1.99

< 0.001

22.53

11.31–44.89

Allergic conjunctivitis

775

< 0.001

1.57

1.24–1.99

< 0.001

3.45

2.29–5.19

Asthma

136

0.02

1.64

1.49–2.08

–

–

–

Food allergy

276

< 0.001

2.86

2.14–3.82

< 0.001

2.76

1.77–4.30

Drug allergy

446

0.001

1.57

1.20–2.05

0.047

1.55

1.01–2.38

Disease kinds

       

 One disease

608

< 0.001

1.83

1.33–2.52

0.001

2.17

1.35–3.49

 Two diseases

453

< 0.001

1.94

1.38–2.73

< 0.001

5.22

3.03–8.98

 ≥ 3 diseases

260

< 0.001

3.66

2.56–5.24

< 0.001

27.32

11.38–65.58

SPT positive

       

 Pollen

843

0.035

1.29

1.02–1.64

0.003

1.82

1.23–2.68

 HDM

300

0.007

1.52

1.12–2.07

0.007

1.90

1.19–3.03

 Pollen + HDM

883

0.015

1.34

1.06–1.69

0.002

1.88

1.27–2.79

  1. aHay fever and asthma were not included when evaluating the associations of allergic diseases and disease kinds with EAH