Table 2. Comparison of CES-D and JPSS scores by potential determinants for allergic disease.

		CES-D				JPSS
	N	Median	25th, 75th	P valuea	N	Median	25th, 75th	P valuea
All	150	8	3, 12		151	23	17, 27
Asthma
No	116	7	3, 12	0.355	117	23	17, 26	0.187
Yes	34	9	6, 12		34	25	19, 29
Allergic rhinitis
No	132	8	3 ,12	0.285	133	23	17, 27	0.691
Yes	18	10	6, 12		18	23	19, 27
Food-specific IgE
Negative	59	7	3, 12	0.739	59	23	18, 28	0.913
Positiveb	91	8	4, 12		92	23	17, 27
HDM-specific IgE
Negative	117	7	3, 12	0.148	117	23	17, 26	0.034
Positive	28	9	5, 14		28	26	19, 31
Sex
Boy	83	9	5, 13	0.012	83	24	19, 28	0.083
Girl	67	6	1, 10		68	22	16, 26
Age of children (month)
<13	72	7	2, 12	0.365	73	23	17, 27	0.570
≥13	78	8	5, 12		78	24	18, 27
Age of mother (year)
<31	57	8	3, 12	0.512	59	23	16, 27	0.127
≥31	60	7	3, 11		59	22	17, 26
Unknown	33	8	5, 12		33	26	20, 31
Number of siblings
0	81	7	3, 11	0.106	82	22	17, 26	0.011
≥1	69	9	4, 14		69	25	20, 30
Smoking habits of parents
Smokers	84	9	4, 14	0.100	86	23	19, 28	0.416
Non-smokers	66	7	3, 10		65	23	17, 26

Notes.

^aP value was obtained by Mann–Whitney U test except for age of mother. Kruskal–Wallis test was applied for age of mother.

^bEgg and/or milk and/or wheat-specific IgE were positive.

The full scores of CES-D and JPSS were 60 and 56, respectively.