Table 2. Characteristics of study participants.
| Total N = 6604 |
GINI/LISA South N = 3362 |
GINI/LISA North N = 2551 |
LISA East N = 691 |
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| n/N | % | n/N | % | n/N | % | n/N | % | |
| General characteristics | ||||||||
| Males | 3386/6604 | 51.3 | 1747/3362 | 52.0 | 1304/2551 | 51.1 | 335/691 | 48.5 |
| Presence of older siblings | 3021/6588 | 45.9 | 1398/3357 | 41.6 | 1378/2542 | 54.2 | 245/689 | 35.6 |
| Parental education | ||||||||
| Less than or equal to 10 years | 2405/6573 | 36.6 | 759/3350 | 22.7 | 1342/2542 | 52.8 | 304/681 | 44.6 |
| More than 10 years | 4168/6573 | 63.4 | 2591/3350 | 77.3 | 1200/2542 | 47.2 | 377/681 | 55.4 |
| Smoking | ||||||||
| During pregnancy | 943/6248 | 14.7 | 430/3268 | 13.2 | 403/2494 | 16.2 | 110/666 | 16.5 |
| Ever in home (1–4 years) | 2212/5663 | 39.1 | 887/2987 | 29.7 | 1096/2099 | 52.2 | 229/577 | 39.7 |
| Parental history of atopy | 3750/6534 | 57.4 | 2232/3340 | 66.8 | 1221/2535 | 48.2 | 297/659 | 45.1 |
| Owned furry pet during early life | 1126/6343 | 17.8 | 504/3237 | 15.6 | 444/2430 | 18.3 | 178/676 | 26.3 |
| Gas used in home during early life | 469/6447 | 7.3 | 257/3301 | 7.8 | 106/2474 | 4.3 | 106/672 | 15.8 |
| Mold/dampness in home during early life | 1330/5312 | 25.0 | 797/2889 | 27.6 | 379/1751 | 21.6 | 154/672 | 22.9 |
| Moved between one and 10 years | 3197/5407 | 59.1 | 1739/2935 | 59.3 | 1061/1930 | 55.0 | 397/542 | 73.2 |
| Cohort | ||||||||
| GINIplus | 4386/6604 | 66.4 | 2107/3362 | 62.7 | 2279/2551 | 89.3 | 0/691 | 0.0 |
| LISAplus | 2218/6604 | 33.6 | 1255/3362 | 37.3 | 272/2551 | 10.7 | 691/691 | 100.0 |
| Intervention participationa | 1935/6604 | 29.3 | 1031/3362 | 30.7 | 904/2551 | 35.4 | 0/691 | 0.0 |
| Health outcomes (at age 10 years) | ||||||||
| Doctor diagnosed asthma | 164/4696 | 3.5 | 82/2589 | 3.2 | 68/1684 | 4.0 | 14/423 | 3.3 |
| Doctor diagnosed allergic rhinitis | 460/4623 | 10.0 | 275/2528 | 10.9 | 140/1676 | 8.4 | 45/419 | 10.7 |
| Eyes and nose symptoms | 628/4736 | 13.3 | 389/2585 | 15.0 | 173/1722 | 10.0 | 66/429 | 15.4 |
| Sensitized to aeroallergens | 1100/2735 | 40.2 | 678/1581 | 42.9 | 303/867 | 34.9 | 119/287 | 41.5 |
| Sensitized to indoor aeroallergens | 748/2732 | 27.4 | 449/1579 | 28.4 | 214/866 | 24.7 | 85/287 | 29.6 |
| Sensitized to outdoor aeroallergens | 809/2734 | 29.6 | 509/1581 | 32.2 | 222/866 | 25.6 | 78/287 | 27.2 |
Notes.
a
Intervention only part of the GINIplus cohort.