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