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. 2013 Dec 2;12:103. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-12-103

Table 1.

Description of the HITEA project participants, not included and included in the study

 
 
 
LISA
PIAMA
INMA
 
 
 
Not included
Included
Not included
Included
Not included
Included
      n = 213 n = 182 n = 309 n = 244 n = 126 n = 355
Population characteristics
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sex (female): n(%)
104 (48.8)
76 (41.8)
139 (45)
127 (52.1)
57 (45.2)
177 (49.9)
 
Age at FeNO measurement (years): mean (sd)
-
10.2 (0.2)
-
8.0 (0.3)
-
11.5 (0.7)
 
FeNO (ppb): GM (Gsd)
-
14.7 (2.0)
-
10.2 (2.0)
-
12.4 (2.3)
 
Asthma (4 to 10 years old*): n (%)
9 (8.9)
10 (6.1)
20 (14.5)
19 (10.6)
33 (10.3)
41 (10.8)
 
Atopy (sIgE ≥0.35U/mL) a : n (%)
8 (53.3)
80 (47.6)
45 (43.3)
71 (36.8)
7 (14.3)
36 (16.1)
 
Reported allergies (4 to 10 years old*): n (%) bd
50 (39.4)
46 (27.1)
64 (41.6)
86 (39.8)
41 (51.3)
117 (33.9)
 
Parental education: n (%) d
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Secondary school
38 (18.4)
20 (11.4)
98 (37.3)
80 (33.3)
38 (31.7)
130 (38.4)
 
 
Higher than secondary school
159 (76.8)
148 (84.6)
131 (49.8)
140 (58.3)
12 (10.0)
67 (19.8)
 
Parental asthma: n (%)
25 (12.3)
21 (11.9)
93 (30.8)
84 (35.0)
17 (14.1)
34 (9.6)
 
Parental smoking at the age of 10 years*: n (%)
9 (8.7)
11 (6.4)
9 (6.1)
10 (5.0)
28 (45.2)
115 (35.8)
Indoor exposures
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Endotoxin concentrations (EU/mg): GM (Gsd)
22.6 (2.5)
23.5 (2.4)
23.2 (3.7)
20.6 (3.2)
4.0 (6.3)
3.1 (6.4)
 
EPS concentrations (U/mg): GM (Gsd)
46.6 (2.5)
48.4 (2.1)
29.1 (2.8)
32.9 (3.5)
119.9 (2.7)
116.4 (2.5)
 
Glucan concentrations (ug/mg): GM (Gsd)
1.9 (1.7)
2.0 (1.7)
1.6 (2.1)
1.8 (2.4)
-
-
 
Dampness at home (first 2 years of life) c
74 (35.1)
62 (34.3)
159 (64.9)
121 (54.8)
72 (57.6)
221 (63.3)
 
Cat ownership: n (%) c
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ever during the first 2 years of life
25 (20.2)
23 (13.8)
79 (42)
59 (27.2)
15 (20.3)
68 (19.3)
 
 
Ever after the first 2 years of life
17 (13.7)
26 (15.6)
12 (6.4)
19 (8.8)
10 (13.5)
30 (8.5)
 
Dog ownership: n (%) bcd
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ever during the first 2 years of life
16 (13.5)
8 (5.0)
51 (28.5)
31 (14.5)
45 (47.9)
143 (40.9)
    Ever after the first 2 years of life 16 (13.5) 16 (10.1) 32 (17.9) 16 (7.5) 19 (20.2) 45 (12.9)

sd: standard deviation; GM: geometric mean; Gsd: geometric standard deviation; FeNO: fractional exhaled nitric oxide; Reported allergies: eczema, rhinitis or hay fever.

*8 years in PIAMA; aLISA n not included = 15 and n included = 168, PIAMA n not included = 104 and n included = 193, INMA n not included = 49 and n included = 224; bp-value < 0.05 of the difference between included and not included in LISA; cp-value < 0.05 of the difference between included and not included in PIAMA; dp-value < 0.05 of the difference between included and not included in INMA.