Table 4.
Percentage of allergic diseases attributable to allergen-specific sensitization.
| Category of allergen* | Asthma | Rhinitis | Eczema | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aOR (95% CI) | PAR (95% CI) (%) | aOR* (95% CI) | PAR (95% CI) (%) | aOR* (95% CI) | PAR (95% CI) (%) | |
| Mites | 4.1 (1.7, 6.4) | 64.1 (50.8, 77.3) | 3.9 (2.4, 5.4) | 51.3 (42.1, 60.5) | 3.6 (2.1, 5.2) | 57.2 (46.2, 68.2) |
| Foods | 1.1 (0.7, 1.6) | 7.1 (NC, 28.5) | 1.3 (0.9, 1.7) | 10.4 (NC, 22.1) | 1.8 (1.2, 2.4) | 27.7 (14.3, 41.1) |
| Mold | 1.2 (0.7, 1.7) | 4.0 (NC, 12.7) | 0.5 (0.3, 0.6) | † | 1.0 (0.6, 1.4) | 0.7 (NC, 9.1) |
| Animals | 1.3 (0.6, 2.0) | 3.4 (NC, 9.3) | 0.5 (0.3, 0.7) | † | 1.2 (0.7, 1.7) | 2.5 (NC, 8.3) |
| Cockroaches | 1.1 (0.5, 1.6) | 1.3 (NC, 9.2) | 0.9 (0.5, 1.2) | † | 0.7 (0.4, 1.0) | † |
| Pollen | 0.6 (0.3, 0.9) | † | 0.6 (0.4, 0.8) | † | 1.0 (0.6, 1.3) | † |
| Latex | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ |
aOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval, PAR population attributable risk, NC not computed.
*Each allergen category was independently analyzed.
†PAR were not calculated because the aOR was < 1.017.
‡aOR and PAR were not calculated for latex due to its low prevalence which resulted in non-convergence of the model28.