Table 5. Risk of respiratory infections in the past 12 months according to different atopic diseases, The Finnish Environment and Asthma Study (FEAS).
| Lower respiratory tract infections | Upper respiratory tract infections | ||||
| N | RR (95% CI) | RRa (95% CI) | RR (95% CI) | RRa (95% CI) | |
| Totalb | 967 | ||||
| Non-atopic | 526 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Asthma | 73 | 4.66 (2.65, 8.20) | 4.69 (2.64, 8.35) | 1.85 (1.10, 3.11) | 1.62 (0.96, 2.74) |
| Rhinitis | 210 | 1.12 (0.43, 2.88) | 1.24 (0.48, 3.23) | 1.38 (0.78, 2.46) | 1.21 (0.68, 2.17) |
| Dermatitis | 337 | 1.69 (1.01, 2.81) | 1.82 (1.08, 3.07) | 1.93 (1.39, 2.67) | 1.62 (1.16, 2.26) |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; N, number; RR, risk ratio.
a
Risk ratios adjusted for sex, age, education, smoking and SHS exposure (work/home).
b
Information on infections was missing for 41 subjects.