Table 6.
Distribution of children among geographic, climate zones, and influence of family medical history and smoking status*.
| Family medical history and smoking status | Number (%) of respondents in each zone | Total number (%) of respondent, p value | Number (%) of respondents with FH | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest–grassland | Lowland | Carpathian foothills | Carpathians | Lviv City | Positive status | Negative status | p value | |||
| Bronchial asthma | 16 (2.5) | 13 (1.9) | 25 (3.7) | 16 (2.6) | 2 (0.3) | 72 (2.2) | 0.001 | 22 (31) | 787 (25) | 0.353 |
| Pollinosis | 44 (6.8) | 12 (1.8) | 30 (4.5) | 33 (5.4) | 2 (0.3) | 121 (3.8) | <0.001 | 42 (35) | 767 (25) | 0.018 |
| Urticaria | 20 (3.1) | 5 (0.7) | 19 (2.8) | 10 (1.6) | 8 (1.3) | 62 (1.9) | 0.008 | 19 (31) | 790 (25) | 0.392 |
| Skin diseases | 28 (4.3) | 10 (1.5) | 21 (3.1) | 19 (3.1) | 9 (1.5) | 87 (2.7) | 0.006 | 26 (30) | 783 (25) | 0.367 |
| Gastroduodenal diseases | 68 (11) | 20 (3.0) | 59 (8.8) | 82 (14) | 19 (3.1) | 248 (7.7) | 0.001 | 61 (25) | 748 (25) | 0.888 |
| Tobacco smoking | 21 (3.2) | 5 (0.7) | 30 (4.5) | 48 (7.9) | 9 (1.5) | 113 (3.5) | 0.001 | 32 (28) | 777 (25) | 0.500 |
*
Based on analysis of detailed information from the questionnaire (part B).