Table 3.
Results of the multivariate regression to assess risk factors for allergies in general and some specific allergies.
| Any allergy OR (95% CI) |
Pollen OR (95% CI) |
House dust mite OR (95% CI) |
Food OR (95% CI) |
Contact allergy OR (95% CI) |
Animals OR (95% CI) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group | ||||||
| 18–39 years | 1.73 (1.14–2.65) | 3.00 (1.32–6.80) | 3.49 (1.47–8.28) | – | 0.49 (0.20–1.19) | 2.12 (0.72–6.21) |
| 40–49 years | 1.87 (1.21–2.89) | 2.18 (0.93–5.08) | 2.04 (0.81–5.09) | – | 1.51 (0.67–3.40) | 2.17 (0.72–6.52) |
| 50–59 years | 1.47 (0.98–2.22) | 2.11 (0.94–4.76) | 1.87 (0.78–4.50) | – | 1.15 (0.53–2.52) | 1.15 (0.38–3.46) |
| 60–69 years | 1.12 (0.73–1.71) | 1.20 (0.51–2.82) | 1.49 (0.60–3.67) | – | 0.74 (0.32–1.70) | 0.84 (0.26–2.69) |
| 70+ years | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Men | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Women | 1.82 (1.50–2.22) | 1.45 (1.04–2.02) | – | 2.07 (1.35–3.18) | 3.72 (2.35–5.91) | 2.15 (1.30–3.56) |
| Occupational group | ||||||
| Famers | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| Other outdoor workers | – | 1.69 (1.04–2.76) | – | 1.24 (0.66–2.33) | – | – |
| Indoor workers | – | 1.58 (1.04–2.41) | – | 1.67 (1.04–2.69) | – | – |
| Other occupations | – | 2.45 (1.43–4.17) | – | 2.02 (1.03–3.96) | – | – |
| Settlement structure | ||||||
| Urban area | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 |
| Suburban area | 0.44 (0.30–0.64) | 0.44 (0.27–0.73) | 0.45 (0.26–0.78) | 0.50 (0.27–0.95) | – | 0.34 (0.18–0.66) |
| Rural area | 0.38 (0.26–0.58) | 0.31 (0.17–0.55) | 0.39 (0.21–0.73) | 0.45 (0.22–0.92) | – | 0.30 (0.14–0.64) |
Other outdoor workers (e.g. forester, gardener, construction worker), indoor workers (e.g. office worker, teacher), other occupations (e.g. both farmer and office worker); CI = confidence interval; OR = Odds Ratio; bold printed indicates significance