Table 3.
Incidence and odds ratios of allergy related diseases among 2 years old children
| |
Intervention cohort N = 1374 |
Control cohort N = 4780 |
Odds ratioa (95%CI) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys n (%) | Girls n (%) | Total n (%) | Boys n (%) | Girls n (%) | Total n (%) | Boys crude | Girls crude | Total crude | Total adjustedb | |
| Asthma |
55 |
16 |
71 |
208 |
129 |
337 |
0.93 |
0.41 |
0.72 |
0.68 |
| (8.1) |
(2.3) |
(5.2) |
(8.7) |
(5.4) |
(7.1) |
(0.68-1.26) |
(0.24-0.70) |
(0.55-0.93) |
(0.52-0.90) |
|
| Used asthma medication last 12 months |
60 |
19 |
79 |
222 |
138 |
360 |
0.95 |
0.46 |
0.75 |
0.69 |
| (8.9) |
(2.7) |
(5.8) |
(9.3) |
(5.8) |
(7.5) |
(0.70-1.28) |
(0.28-0.74) |
(0.58-0.96) |
(0.53-0.91) |
|
| Wheeze |
201 |
139 |
340 |
702 |
553 |
1255 |
1.02 |
0.82 |
0.92 |
0.91 |
| (30.7) |
(20.4) |
(25.4) |
(30.3) |
(23.9) |
(27.1) |
(0.84-1.23) |
(0.66-1.00) |
(0.80-1.05) |
(0.79-1.06) |
|
| AD |
109 |
107 |
216 |
427 |
360 |
788 |
0.87 |
1.02 |
0.94 |
0.93 |
| (16.5) |
(15.8) |
(16.1) |
(18.5) |
(15.5) |
(17.0) |
(0.69-1.10) |
(0.81-1.30) |
(0.80-1.11) |
(0.78-1.10) |
|
| Ever used allergy medication | 45 |
31 |
76 |
168 |
130 |
298 |
0.94 |
0.81 |
0.88 |
0.87 |
| (6.7) | (4.5) | (5.6) | (7.1) | (5.5) | (6.3) | (0.67-1.32) | (0.54-1.20) | (0.68-1.14) | (0.66-1.15) | |
aFor intervention cohort versus control cohort.
bAdjusted for birthweight, maternal atopy, RS-virus infection, maternal health care centre, and the proportion of participants from each cohort in each public health centre.