Table S2.
Annual use of different types of health services among various subgroups of children
| Atopic disease | General practitioner | General practitioner | Atopic disease-relevant specialist | Outpatient hospital | After-hours duty doctor | Emergency department | Hospital admission | Hospital admission due to infection |
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| Mean (SD) | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Total | 3.45 (3.36) | 83.8 | 28.8 | 13.8 | 36.7 | 16.8 | 5.2 | 2.2 |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Female | 3.51 (3.50) | 83.1 | 26.3 | 12.5 | 36.7 | 15.6 | 4.7 | 2.2 |
| Male | 3.22 (3.33) | 81.0 | 27.1 | 15.4 | 36.6 | 20.6 | 5.9 | 2.1 |
| Age (years) | ||||||||
| 3 | 4.39 (3.60) | 92.3 | 29.7 | 13.4 | 54.9 | 19.1 | 7.3 | 3.6 |
| 6 | 2.95 (2.93) | 81.2 | 27.6 | 13.1 | 38.2 | 14.1 | 4.9 | 2.2 |
| 11 | 2.32 (2.79) | 70.4 | 24.7 | 13.7 | 22.7 | 19.1 | 3.7 | 0.9 |
| 15 | 3.34 (3.79) | 79.1 | 23.1 | 16.3 | 21.0 | 20.6 | 4.5 | 0.9 |
| Eczema | ||||||||
| Known disease ever | 4.06 (3.53) | 89.3 | 37.4 | 15.5 | 40.7 | 17.7 | 5.9 | 2.8 |
| Current symptoms | 4.47 (3.76) | 92.6 | 41.5 | 15.3 | 43.7 | 19.3 | 7.1 | 2.8 |
| Asthma | ||||||||
| Known disease ever | 4.52 (4.16) | 89.8 | 35.0 | 21.5 | 40.2 | 19.1 | 8.0 | 3.3 |
| Current symptoms | 4.95 (3.96) | 92.3 | 36.6 | 20.7 | 49.1 | 20.2 | 10.4 | 5.3 |
| Hay fever | ||||||||
| Known disease ever | 3.70 (3.66) | 85.1 | 32.8 | 17.5 | 32.9 | 18.4 | 6.5 | 2.2 |
| Current symptomsa | 3.48 (3.62) | 82.5 | 31.6 | 16.4 | 27.0 | 17.3 | 4.8 | 1.6 |
| Known atopic disease ever | ||||||||
| None | 3.24 (3.19) | 82.3 | 26.7 | 12.7 | 36.2 | 16.3 | 4.8 | 1.9 |
| One | 3.87 (3.66) | 87.3 | 33.6 | 15.4 | 38.5 | 17.7 | 5.9 | 3.2 |
| Two or more | 4.32 (3.70) | 89.9 | 39.1 | 20.0 | 37.1 | 19.1 | 6.9 | 1.7 |
| Current symptoms of atopic disease | ||||||||
| None | 3.16 (3.14) | 82.2 | 26.6 | 12.6 | 35.5 | 15.9 | 4.3 | 1.7 |
| One | 4.14 (3.73) | 88.0 | 34.1 | 15.9 | 40.3 | 19.0 | 7.2 | 3.5 |
| Two or moreb | 4.69 (4.04) | 91.8 | 41.6 | 21.3 | 40.3 | 18.4 | 8.4 | 3.0 |
Notes:
a
Not measured for children aged 3 years.
b
For children aged 3 years, symptoms of up to two diseases could be reported.
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.