Table 2.
12-month prevalence of allergic diseases and sensitisation to inhalant allergens (SX1 test) according to gender, age, socioeconomic status and region of residence
Source: KiGGS Wave 2 (2014-2017)
| Asthma (n=7,402 girls, n=7,317 boys) |
Hay fever (n=7,431 girls, n=7,367 boys) |
Atopic dermatitis (n=7,381 girls, n=7,341 boys) |
Allerg. contact dermatitis (n=7,343 girls, n=7,266 boys) |
Sensitisation* (n=1,499 girls, n=1,463 boys) |
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| % | (95 %-KI) | % | (95 %-KI) | % | (95 %-KI) | % | (95 %-KI) | % | (95 %-KI) | |
|
Total
(girls and boys) |
3.5 | (3.1-4.0) | 8.8 | (8.2-9.5) | 7.0 | (6.4-7.6) | 1.2 | (1.0-1.5) | 37.1 | (34.6-39.7) |
| Girls | 2.6 | (2.2-3.2) | 7.2 | (6.4-8.1) | 7.4 | (6.6-8.3) | 1.2 | (1.0-1.5) | 31.3 | (28.3-34.3) |
| Boys | 4.4 | (3.7-5.2) | 10.4 | (9.4-11.4) | 6.6 | (5.8-7.4) | 1.2 | (0.9-1.6) | 42.6 | (39.0-46.4) |
| Region of residence | ||||||||||
| East | 3.4 | (2.8-4.2) | 8.0 | (7.2-8.9) | 9.4 | (8.5-10.3) | 1.1 | (0.8-1.4) | 37.0 | (33.2-40.9) |
| West | 3.6 | (3.1-4.1) | 9.0 | (8.3-9.8) | 6.4 | (5.8-7.1) | 1.3 | (1.0-1.5) | 37.1 | (34.2-40.2) |
| Socioeconomic status | ||||||||||
| Low | 3.5 | (2.5-4.9) | 8.4 | (6.8-10.2) | 5.8 | (4.4-7.5) | 1.2 | (0.7-2.1) | 34.4 | (28.8-40.5) |
| Medium | 4.1 | (3.5-4.7) | 9.4 | (8.6-10.2) | 7.0 | (3.3-7.8) | 1.3 | (1.0-1.6) | 37.6 | (34.3-41.0) |
| High | 2.2 | (1.7-2.7) | 7.6 | (6.7-8.6) | 8.1 | (7.1-9.2) | 1.1 | (0.7-1.6) | 37.6 | (33.1-42.4) |
|
Age group
(girls and boys) |
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| 0-2 Years | 1.1 | (0.5-2.5) | 2.8 | (1.7-4.4) | 10.0 | (8.0-12.3) | 1.6 | (0.8-2.8) | - | |
| 3-6 Years | 2.6 | (2.0-3.4) | 3.3 | (2.6-4.3) | 8.0 | (6.9-9.2) | 0.9 | (0.6-1.4) | 24.4 | (19.6-29.9) |
| 7-10 Years | 4.3 | (3.3-5.5) | 8.7 | (7.5-10.1) | 7.0 | (6.0-8.3) | 1.2 | (0.8-1.8) | 34.4 | (30.1-38.9) |
| 11-13 Years | 5.1 | (4.0-6.5) | 12.4 | (10.6-14.4) | 5.5 | (4.6-6.5) | 1.2 | (0.8-1.8) | 40.9 | (36.4-45.6) |
| 14-17 Years | 4.2 | (3.4-5.1) | 15.3 | (13.7-17.0) | 5.1 | (4.3-5.9) | 1.3 | (0.9-1.8) | 47.7 | (43.3-52.2) |
| Girls | ||||||||||
| 0-2 Years | 0.9 | (0.2-3.4) | 3.2 | (1.7-5.9) | 8.8 | (6.5-11.8) | 0.8 | (0.3-2.0) | - | |
| 3-6 Years | 2.2 | (1.5-3.3) | 2.0 | (1.3-3.0) | 8.2 | (6.6-10.2) | 0.9 | (0.5-1.7) | 24.9 | (18.9-31.9) |
| 7-10 Years | 2.8 | (1.8-4.4) | 6.0 | (4.6-7.8) | 8.3 | (6.7-10.3) | 1.4 | (0.8-2.2) | 26.2 | (20.9-32.2) |
| 11-13 Years | 3.0 | (2.0-4.5) | 10.4 | (8.3-13.0) | 5.7 | (4.4-7.4) | 1.1 | (0.6-2.0) | 34.5 | (28.6-41.0) |
| 14-17 Years | 3.7 | (2.8-5.0) | 13.3 | (10.9-16.0) | 6.0 | (4.9-7.5) | 1.8 | (1.2-2.7) | 39.0 | (33.3-45.2) |
| Boys | ||||||||||
| 0-2 Years | 1.4 | (0.5-3.6) | 2.4 | (1.1-5.1) | 11.0 | (8.0-15.1) | 2.3 | (1.1-4.8) | – | |
| 3-6 Years | 3.0 | (2.1-4.1) | 4.6 | (3.4-6.2) | 7.8 | (6.4-9.3) | 1.0 | (0.5-1.8) | 23.9 | (17.8-31.4) |
| 7-10 Years | 5.7 | (4.4-7.4) | 11.3 | (9.4-13.6) | 5.8 | (4.7-7.3) | 1.1 | (0.6-1.9) | 42.3 | (35.8-48.9) |
| 11-13 Years | 7.1 | (5.2-9.5) | 14.2 | (11.5-17.4) | 5.2 | (4.1-6.7) | 1.2 | (0.6-2.4) | 46.9 | (40.0-54.0) |
| 14-17 Years | 4.6 | (3.4-6.1) | 17.2 | (15.1-19.5) | 4.2 | (3.2-5.4) | 0.8 | (0.4-1.7) | 55.7 | (49.3-62.0) |
CI = Confidence interval
* Age range 3-17 years