Table 4.
Association between allergic symptoms in the child 2000 and ASD five year later among 4,779 children.
| Allergic symptoms | Follow up study 2005 (6y, 7y, 8y) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline (2000) | ASD (%) | p-value1 | OR (95 % CI) | AOR2 (95 % CI) | |
| No | Yes | ||||
| n=4,689 | n=72 | ||||
| Wheezing ever | 24.9 | 37.5 | 0.014 | 1.81 (1.12-2.93) | 1.46 (0.89-2.38) |
| Cough at night | 7.3 | 12.7 | 0.083 | 1.85 (0.91-3.76) | 1.72 (0.84-3.52) |
| Doctor diagnosed asthma | 5.2 | 11.3 | 0.022 | 2.33 (1.10-4.92) | 1.75 (0.82-3.75) |
| Rhinitis ever | 12.0 | 16.9 | 0.213 | 1.49 (0.79-2.78) | 1.23 (0.65-2.33) |
| Allergic rhinitis | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.990 | 1.01 (0.14-7.41) | 0.78 (0.11-5.77) |
| Eczema ever | 21.9 | 25.0 | 0.535 | 1.19 (0.69-2.03) | 1.08 (0.63-1.87) |
| Follow up (2005) | No | Yes | p-value1 | OR (95 % CI) | AOR2 (95 % CI) |
| n=4,689 | n=72 | ||||
| Wheezing ever | 24.0 | 38.0 | 0.006 | 1.94 (1.20-3.15) | 1.50 (0.91-2.46) |
| Cough at night | 6.2 | 8.5 | 0.442 | 1.39 (0.60-3.24) | 1.24 (0.53-2.92) |
| Doctor diagnosed asthma | 8.5 | 19.4 | 0.001 | 2.59 (1.43-4.68) | 1.88 (1.02-3.45) |
| Rhinitis ever | 20.4 | 29.2 | 0.067 | 1.61 (0.96-2.69) | 1.31 (0.78-2.23) |
| Allergic rhinitis | 6.3 | 8.3 | 0.483 | 1.35 (0.58-3.14) | 1.03 (0.44-2.42) |
| Eczema ever | 23.2 | 31.9 | 0.081 | 1.56 (0.94-2.57) | 1.60 (0.96-2.67) |
1)
Chi square test.
2)
Adjustment made for allergic symptoms in family in the year of 2000, sex and any smoking in mother (current smoking, during pregnancy and/or during child's first year)