Table 2.
Logistic regression estimated odds ratio of SLE associated with atopic diseases by gender.
| Atopic Diseases | All | Female | Male | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | (95% CI) | OR | (95% CI) | OR | (95% CI) | |
| Atopic diseases † | ||||||
| Allergic rhinitis | 1.36 | (1.19–1.55) *** | 1.39 | (1.20–1.60) *** | 1.22 | (0.88–1.68) |
| Allergic conjunctivitis | 1.43 | (1.26–1.61) *** | 1.44 | (1.27–1.64) *** | 1.32 | (0.95–1.83) |
| Atopic dermatitis | 2.13 | (1.67–2.70) *** | 2.14 | (1.66–2.76) *** | 2.00 | (1.01–3.99) * |
| Asthma | 1.18 | (0.97–1.43) | 1.21 | (0.97–1.49) | 1.04 | (0.66–1.64) |
| Number of atopic diseases | ||||||
| 0 | 1.00 | (reference) | 1.00 | (reference) | 1.00 | (reference) |
| 1 | 1.46 | (1.29–1.65) *** | 1.51 | (1.32–1.73) *** | 1.24 | (0.92–1.67) |
| 2 | 2.11 | (1.79–2.49) *** | 2.24 | (1.87–2.68) *** | 1.54 | (1.04–2.37) * |
| ≥3 | 2.29 | (1.71–3.06) *** | 2.33 | (1.71–3.19) *** | 2.13 | (0.95–4.78) |
| p for trend | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 0.007 | |||
Notes: † Adjusted for age and four mutual atopic diseases; * p < 0.05, *** p < 0.001.