Table 6.
Longitudinal analysis of incident sensitization between ages 3 and 5 (N = 552)* | Overall N (%) | Outcome Yes n (%) | Outcome No n (%) | Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR† (95% CI) | P-value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. pylori exposure at year 3 | ||||||
No | 318 (57.6) | 7 (2.2) | 311 (97.8) | 1 | 1 | 0.72 |
Yes | 234 (42.4) | 6 (2.6) | 228 (97.4) | 1.17 (0.39, 3.53) | 1.23 (0.40, 3.37) | |
Cross-sectional analysis of sensitization at age 5 | ||||||
H. pylori exposure at age 5 (N = 854) | ||||||
No | 479 (56.1) | 14 (2.9) | 465 (97.1) | 1 | 1 | |
Yes | 375 (43.9) | 3 (0.8) | 372 (99.2) | 0.27 (0.08, 0.94) | 0.26 (0.07, 0.92) | 0.02 |
H. pylori exposure at ages 3 and 5 (N = 597)‡ | ||||||
Never infected | 224 (37.5) | 7 (3.1) | 217 (96.9) | 1 | 1 | 0.36 |
Infected at any age up to year 5 | 373 (62.5) | 7 (1.9) | 366 (98.1) | 0.59 (0.21, 1.71) | 0.61 (0.21, 1.76) |
Reduced numbers as longitudinal analysis performed only on those reporting never sensitization at age 3.
ORs adjusted for child's gender, area of residence, and maternal education.
Reduced numbers as H. pylori measured on subsample only at age 3.