Table 4.
Non-responder analysis: SOLAR II questionnaire data compared for participants of the questionnaire part and the clinical part of the study
| % 95% CI1 |
Questionnaire part only (n = 884) |
Questionnaire and clinical part (n = 1167) |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 56.3 53.1; 59.6 |
59.5 56.6; 62.3 |
| High level of education2 |
52.5 49.1; 55.8 |
70.0 67.4; 72.7 |
| High parental level of education3 |
54.2 50.8; 57.5 |
62.4 59.6; 65.2 |
| Student |
36.3 33.1; 39.4 |
50.5 47.6;53.3 |
| Current occupation: health care sector | 13.1 10.9; 15.4 |
14.7 12.7; 16.8 |
| Smoker |
44.0 40.7; 47.3 |
32.0 29.3; 34.7 |
| Passive smoke exposure (regularly) |
63.3 60.1; 66.5 |
51.5 48.6;54.3 |
| Job with high-risk exposure4 |
25.8 22.5;29.2 |
32.3 29.2; 35.3 |
| Job with low-risk exposure4 |
23.0 19.8; 26.2 |
19.9 17.3; 22.5 |
| Job without risk exposure4 |
36.3 32.6; 39.9 |
39.7 36.5; 42.8 |
| Current wheeze5 | 16.3 13.9; 18.8 |
17.2 15.1; 19.4 |
| Doctor diagnosed asthma | 8.3 6.4; 10.1 |
9.3 7.6; 10.9 |
| Current allergic rhinitis6 | 22.1 19.3; 24.9 |
27.0 24.4; 29.5 |
| Current atopic dermatitis7 | 11.3 9.2; 13.4 |
13.1 11.1; 15.0 |
| Parental allergic disease8 | 42.9 39.7; 46.2 |
48.6 45.7; 51.5 |
1 95% CI: 95% Confidence Interval
2 at least 12 years of education
3 at least one parent with a minimum of 12 years of education
4 exposure to agents with potential asthma risk was assessed by means of an asthma-specific job-
exposure matrix (JEM)
5 wheezing in the last 12 months
6 problems with sneezing or a runny or blocked nose (without having a cold) accompanied by itchy-
watery eyes in the last 12 months
7 itching eczema in the last 12 months persisting at least 6 months
8 asthma, allergic rhinitis or atopic dermatitis
bold: statistically significant differences between groups