Table 3.
Risk factors associated with current prevalence of Allergic rhinitis in children of 6–7 years and adolescents of 13–14 years old according to the Global Asthma Network (GAN) survey in Mexico
| Males 6-7 |
Females 6-7 |
Males 13-14 |
Females 13-14 |
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| OR (95%CI) | P | OR (95% CI) | p | OR (95%CI) | p | OR (95% CI) | p | |
| Have you (has this child) ever had wheezing or whistling in the chest in the past 12 months? | 2.97 (2.58–3.42) | <0.001 | 3.56 (3.05–4.15) | <0.001 | 2.84 (2.54–3.18) | <0.001 | 3.35 (3.05–3.67) | <0.001 |
| Have you (has this child) ever had asthma? | 2.38 (2.00–2.84) | <0.001 | 2.72 (2.23–3.32) | <0.001 | 1.98 (1.76–2.23) | <0.001 | 1.83 (1.63–2.05) | <0.001 |
| Have you (has this child) had this itchy rush at any time in the past 12 months? | 2.64 (2.25–3.09) | <0.001 | 2.65 (2.25–3.12) | <0.001 | 2.34 (2.02–2.72) | <0.001 | 2.53 (2.27–2.83) | <0.001 |
| Have you (has this child) ever had eczema? | 1.71 (1.42–2.06) | <0.001 | 1.30 (1.06–1.58) | 0.009 | 1.43 (1.15–1.78) | <0.001 | 1.46 (1.23–1.72) | <0.001 |
| How often, on average did this child's mother take paracetamol in the pregnancy that she had with this child?Never | 0.61 (0.25–1.46) | 0.271 | 0.32 (0.14–0.70) | 0.005 | NI | NI | NI | NI |
| Once | 0.73 (0.30–1.76) | 0.494 | 0.38 (0.17–0.85) | 0.019 | NI | NI | NI | NI |
| Once a month | 0.77 (0.31–1.87) | 0.565 | 0.47 (0.21–1.05) | 0.068 | NI | NI | NI | NI |
| More than once a month | 1.20 (0.48–3.00) | 0.695 | 0.64 (0.28–1.48) | 0.304 | NI | NI | NI | NI |
| In the past 12 months, how often, on average, have you given this child/taken paracetamol for fever? | ||||||||
| Never | 0.68 (0.56–0.82) | <0.001 | 0.73 (0.59–0.89) | 0.002 | 0.54 (0.48–0.60) | <0.001 | 0.50 (0.45–0.56) | <0.001 |
| At least once a year | 0.67 (0.60–0.76) | <0.001 | 0.70 (0.62–0.79) | 0.000 | 0.77 (0.70–0.84) | <0.001 | 0.71 (0.66–0.77) | <0.001 |
| Was this child born prematurely (more than 3 weeks before he/she was expected)? | 1.19 (0.99–1.44) | 0.053 | 1.25 (1.08–1.46) | 0.002 | NI | NI | NI | NI |
| For how long was this child breastfed? | 0.001 | 0.000 | NI | NI | NI | NI | ||
| Less than 6 months | 1.70 (1.02–1.33) | 0.020 | 1.24 (1.08–1.43) | 0.002 | NI | NI | NI | NI |
| 6–12 months | 0.94 (0.82–1.08) | 0.436 | 1.02 (0.88–1.19) | 0.709 | NI | NI | NI | NI |
| In the first 12 months of life, did this child have any antibiotics? | 1.55 (1.39–1.73) | <0.001 | 1.44 (1.29–1.61) | <0.001 | NI | NI | NI | NI |
| During normal week of 7 days, how many hours a day do you (does this child) spend in the following: computer and more? | ||||||||
| Less than 1 h/day | 0.67 (0.51–0.86) | 0.002 | 1.02 (0.70–1.48) | 0.910 | 0.80 (0.71–0.91) | <0.001 | 0.74 (0.66–0.82) | 0.000 |
| One to 3 h/day | 0.78 (0.60–1.02) | 0.072 | 1.03 (0.70–1.50) | 0.869 | 0.97 (0.88–1.07) | 0.607 | 0.78 (0.71–0.85) | 0.000 |
| Three to 5 h/day | 0.90 (0.66–1.22) | 0.519 | 0.95 (0.62–1.45) | 0.820 | 0.97 (0.87–1.08) | 0.650 | 0.96 (0.87–1.05) | 0.412 |
| During normal week of 7 days, how many hours a day do you (does this child) watch television? | ||||||||
| Less than 1 h/day | 0.86 (0.66–1.13) | 0.288 | 0.73 (0.58–0.91) | 0.007 | 0.81 (0.71–0.92) | 0.002 | 0.85 (0.76–0.96) | 0.008 |
| One to 3 h/day | 0.87 (0.69–1.11) | 0.282 | 0.85 (0.69–1.04) | 0.116 | 0.89 (0.79–1.01) | 0.071 | 0.80 (0.72–0.89) | 0.000 |
| Three to 5 h/day | 0.96 (0.75–1.24) | 0.805 | 0.98 (0.77–1.23) | 0.862 | 0.99 (0.87–1.12) | 0.906 | 0.87 (0.77–0.97) | 0.018 |
| In the past 12 months, how often, on average did you (this child) eat meat (beef, lamb, chicken, pork? ComparisonNever or only occasionally | ||||||||
| Once or twice a week | 0.74 (0.60–0.91) | 0.005 | 0.65 (0.54–0.78) | 0.000 | 0.76 (0.67–0.86) | 0.000 | 0.82 (0.73–0.91) | 0.001 |
| Most or all days | 0.80 (0.70–0.91) | 0.001 | 0.68 (0.61–0.77) | 0.000 | 0.82 (0.75–0.89) | 0.000 | 0.82 (0.76–0.89) | 0.000 |
| Altitude (mamsl) comparison <100 mts | ||||||||
| 100–1000 m | 1.30 (1.09–1.55) | 0.004 | 1.07 (0.90–1.28) | 0.419 | 0.83 (0.74–0.94) | 0.004 | 1.14 (1.02–1.29) | 0.019 |
| >1000–1500 m | 1.22 (1.02–1.47) | 0.028 | 0.97 (0.79–1.18) | 0.765 | 0.92 (0.81–1.06) | 0.284 | 1.10 (0.97–1.25) | 0.133 |
| >1500–2000 m | 1.55 (1.31–1.83) | 0.000 | 1.42 (1.20–1.69) | 0.000 | 0.86 (0.76–0.98) | 0.029 | 1.04 (0.92–1.74) | 0.532 |
| >2000–2500 m | 1.32 (1.11–1.56) | 0.001 | 1.10 (0.93–1.32) | 0.249 | 0.88 (0.78–0.99) | 0.046 | 1.04 (0.92–1.17) | 0.474 |
| >2500 m | 1.51 (1.21–1.89) | 0.000 | 1.34 (1.07–1.67) | 0.010 | 0.60 (0.50–0.71) | 0.000 | 0.93 (0.80–1.09) | 0.409 |
| NI: No information | ||||||||