Table 2.
Manifestation prevalence
| |
Age groups, years |
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | 3-4 | 5-6 | p | |
| n |
1119 |
1993 |
1774 |
|
| Asthma manifestations, n (%) | ||||
| Ever had asthma and current*) symptoms |
81 (7.3) |
153 (7.7) |
94 (5.3) |
<0.05 |
| Wheezing 4 times or more last 12 months |
77 (6.9) |
94 (4.7) |
64 (3.6) |
<0.0001 |
| Physician diagnosis and current*) symptoms |
69 (6.2) |
142 (7.2) |
88 (5.1) |
0.10 |
| Being on inhalation steroids |
57 (5.1) |
129 (6.7) |
88 (5.0) |
0.64 |
| Any asthma criterion |
114 (10.2 |
195 (9.8) |
132 (7.4) |
<0.01 |
| Rhinitis manifestations n (%) | ||||
| Ever had hay-fever and current*)symptoms |
43 (3.8) |
86 (4.3) |
105 (5.9) |
<0.01 |
| Rhino-conjunctivitis without cold last 12 months |
49 (4.4) |
97 (4.9) |
94 (5.3) |
0.26 |
| Physician rhinitis diagnosis and current*)symptoms |
10 (0.9) |
35 (1.8) |
58 (3.3) |
<0.0001 |
| On anti-allergy medication and current*) symptoms |
17 (1.5) |
41 (2.1) |
66 (3.7) |
<0.0001 |
| Any rhinitis criterion |
79 (7.1) |
137 (6.9) |
145 (8.2) |
0.20 |
| Eczema manifestations, n (%) | ||||
| Itchy rash ever, coming and going for ≥ 6 months, and itchy rash in typical eczema localisations last 12 months |
224 (20.4) |
416 (21.0) |
383 (21.8) |
0.31 |
| Physician eczema diagnosis and current*) symptoms |
102 (9.2) |
198 (10.0) |
183 (10.4) |
0.31 |
| Steroid ointments last 12 months and current*) symptoms |
98 (8.8) |
141 (7.1) |
117 (6.6) |
<0.05 |
| Any eczema criterion | 240 (21.5) | 444 (22.3) | 398 (22.4) | 0.56 |
Prevalence n (%) of current possible asthma, rhinitis and eczema manifestations based on questionnaire data in boys and girls 1–6 years old attending ordinary day-care centres.
*) Current indicates symptoms of the specific disease at any time during the last 12 months.