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. 2024 Mar 18;14:6460. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-57210-y

Table 2.

Association of allergic diseases with ASQ-3 developmental milestones.

Allergic diseases Child, No. (%)a ASQ-3 domains OR (95% CI)
Communication skills Gross motor skills Fine motor skills Problem-solving skills Personal-social skills
Atopic dermatitis Model 1b Model 2c Model 1b Model 2c Model 1b Model 2c Model 1b Model 2c Model 1b Model 2c
No 47,438 (90.0) 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Yes 5259 (10.0) 1.01 (0.90–1.15) 1.03 (0.90–1.19) 1.00 (0.92–1.09) 0.94 (0.84–1.04) 1.04 (0.96–1.13) 1.04 (0.95–1.14) 1.04 (0.96–1.12) 1.03 (0.94–1.13) 0.97 (0.85–1.10) 0.93 (0.90–1.08)
Asthma
 No 47,436 (90.0) 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
 Yes 5255 (10.0) 0.78 (0.68–0.89)d 0.77 (0.68–0.88)d 0.99 (0.91–1.08) 0.98 (0.90–1.07) 0.98 (0.90–1.08) 0.97 (0.89–1.05) 0.95 (0.83–1.02) 0.93 (0.81–1.04) 0.88 (0.77–1.03) 0.86 (0.73–1.02)
Food allergy
 No 45,859 (87.0) 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
 Yes 6238 (13.0) 0.96 (0.87–1.07) 0.95 (0.84–1.08) 1.12 (1.04–1.21)d 1.14 (1.04–1.24)d 1.05 (0.98–1.12) 1.02 (0.93–1.11) 1.02 (0.96–1.10) 1.01 (0.93–1.09) 1.04 (0.93–1.15) 1.07 (0.94–1.02)

OR, Odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; ASQ-3, Ages and Stages Questionnaires, third edition.

aData are expressed as weighted No. (%).

bWeighted OR. Weighted OR were derived via propensity score-based, stabilized inverse probability-weighted generalized estimating equations models.

cWeighted adjusted OR; adjusted for other allergic diseases.

dp < 0.01.