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. 2020 Jan 14;19:6. doi: 10.1186/s12940-020-0563-6

Table 1.

Individual characteristics of 14,614 children in the Seoul Atopy Friendly School Project Survey in Seoul, Korea, for 2010

Variable Level Total N % Prevalencea
Eczema % Asthma % Rhinitis %
14,614 100 2323 15.9 1171 8.0 5286 36.2
Sex Male 7337 49.8 1140 15.5 711 9.7 2966 40.4
Female 7277 50.2 1183 16.3 460 6.3 2320 31.9
Age (year) 1–3 1293 8.8 218 16.9 231 17.9 362 28.0
4–6 2389 16.3 439 18.4 267 11.2 879 36.8
7–9 5404 37.0 888 16.4 378 7.0 2061 38.1
10–12 5528 37.8 778 14.1 295 5.3 1984 35.9
BMI Underweight 2029 13.9 284 14.0 166 8.2 835 41.2
Normal 11,826 80.9 1920 16.2 918 7.8 4170 35.3
Obese 759 5.2 119 15.7 87 11.5 281 37.0
Breast feeding (month) ≤3 7975 54.6 1110 13.9 590 7.4 2950 37.0
4–11 3836 26.2 630 16.4 317 8.3 1329 34.6
≥12 2803 19.2 583 20.8 264 9.4 1007 35.9
Household income Low 2638 18.1 471 17.9 226 8.6 832 31.5
Middle 6467 44.3 1086 16.8 526 8.1 2343 36.2
High 5509 37.7 766 13.9 419 7.6 2111 38.3
Regional income Low 5036 34.5 760 15.1 306 6.1 1928 38.3
Middle 6903 47.2 1101 15.9 618 9.0 2470 35.8
High 2675 18.3 462 17.3 247 9.2 888 33.2

a Prevalence was identified based on symptoms