Table 5.
Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratio with 95% CI interval for skin prick test for D. pteronyssinus antigen with sex, stool egg count and anti-Ascaris IgE
| Positive skin prick test* |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes n (%) | No n (%) | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | Adjusted** OR (95% CI) | |
| Sex (n = 886) | ||||
| Boys | 75 (16.2) | 389 (83.8) | 1.08 (0.75–1.55) | 1.08 (0.75–1.55) |
| Girls | 64 (15.2) | 358 (84.8) | 1 | 1 |
| A. lumbricoids eggs (n = 769) | ||||
| Positive | 11 (15.5) | 604 (84.5) | 1.00 (0.62–1.62) | 1.01 (0.62–1.65) |
| Negative | 24 (15.6) | 130 (84.4) | 1 | 1 |
| T. trichiura eggs (n = 869) | ||||
| Positive | 114 (15.9) | 603 (84.1) | 0.89 (0.55–1.47) | 0.89 (0.54–1.50) |
| Negative | 22 (14.5) | 130 (85.5) | 1 | 1 |
| Anti-Ascaris IgE (n = 886)*** | ||||
| Positive | 108 (17.5) | 510 (82.5) | 1.62 (1.05–2.48) | 1.63 (1.06–2.50) |
| Negative | 31 (11.6) | 237 (88.4) | 1 | 1 |
| Anti-Ascaris IgE (n = 886) | ||||
| P for trend = 0.079 | P for trend = 0.076 | |||
| 4th quartile | 40 (18.0) | 182 (82.0) | 1.68 (1.01–2.79) | 1.69 (1.01–2.81) |
| 3rd quartile | 35 (16.1) | 183 (83.9) | 1.46 (0.87–2.46) | 1.46 (0.89–2.46) |
| 2nd quartile | 33 (18.5) | 145 (81.5) | 1.74 (1.02–2.96) | 1.76 (1.03–2.30) |
| 1st quartile | 31 (11.6) | 237 (88.4) | 1 | 1 |
*Skin prick test ≥ 5 mm considered as positive
**Adjusted for sex, socioeconomic status, family history of asthma, history of diarrhea and intervention trial arm
***Anti-Ascaris IgE ≥ 0.70 UA/ml considered as positive