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Table 1 Summary statistics of characteristics and the prevalence of asthma and allergic diseases among different groups

From: Breastfeeding duration modified the effects of neonatal and familial risk factors on childhood asthma and allergy: a population-based study

Variable

Total (%)

Asthma (%)

p-value

AR (%)

p-value

Urticaria (%)

p-value

FA (%)

p-value

DA (%)

p-value

Prevalence

10,464

1453 (13.9)

 

2372 (22.7)

 

1600 (15.3)

 

851 (8.1)

 

477 (4.6)

 

Sex

  

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

 

0.010

 

0.091

 

0.031

 Boys

5464 (52.2)

883 (16.2)

 

1429 (26.2)

 

883 (16.2)

 

468 (8.6)

 

272 (5.0)

 

 Girls

5000 (47.8)

570 (11.4)

 

943 (18.9)

 

717 (14.3)

 

383 (7.7)

 

205 (4.1)

 

Age (year)

  

0.251

 

0.447

 

0.071

 

0.740

 

0.166

 6

713 (6.8)

103 (14.4)

 

145 (20.3)

 

118 (16.5)

 

63 (8.8)

 

31 (4.3)

 

 7

2138 (20.4)

290 (13.6)

 

469 (21.9)

 

360 (16.8)

 

184 (8.6)

 

86 (4.0)

 

 8

2092 (20.0)

320 (15.3)

 

498 (23.8)

 

323 (15.4)

 

174 (8.3)

 

85 (4.1)

 

 9

2045 (19.5)

289 (14.1)

 

459 (22.4)

 

277 (13.5)

 

160 (7.8)

 

90 (4.4)

 

 10

1988 (19.0)

253 (12.7)

 

459 (23.1)

 

304 (15.3)

 

148 (7.4)

 

102 (5.1)

 

 11

1488 (14.2)

198 (13.3)

 

342 (23.0)

 

218 (14.7)

 

122 (8.2)

 

83 (5.6)

 

Mode of delivery

  

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

 

0.010

 

0.094

 Vaginal delivery

4224 (40.4)

523 (12.4)

 

878 (20.8)

 

576 (13.6)

 

308 (7.3)

 

175 (4.1)

 

 Caesarean section

6240 (59.6)

930 (14.9)

 

1494 (23.9)

 

1024 (16.4)

 

543 (8.7)

 

3002 (4.8)

 

Breastfeeding duration (months)

  

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

 

0.008

 

0.132

 

0.001

 ≤ 6 m

5373 (51.3)

825 (15.4)

 

1388 (25.8)

 

870 (16.2)

 

458 (8.5)

 

279 (5.2)

 

 > 6 m

5091 (48.7)

628 (12.3)

 

984 (19.3)

 

730 (14.3)

 

393 (7.7)

 

198 (3.9)

 

Birth weight (g)

  

0.388

 

0.569

 

0.593

 

0.837

 

0.737

 < 2500 g

298 (3.0)

50 (16.8)

 

62 (20.8)

 

52 (17.4)

 

26 (8.7)

 

11 (3.7)

 

 2500–4000 g

8896 (88.5)

1251 (14.1)

 

2054 (23.1)

 

1379 (15.5)

 

726 (8.2)

 

414 (4.7)

 

 ≥ 4000 g

855 (8.5)

117 (13.7)

 

190 (22.2)

 

128 (15.0)

 

74 (8.7)

 

40 (4.7)

 

Gestational week (weeks)

  

0.027

 

0.570

 

0.406

 

0.213

 

0.399

 < 37w

946 (9.1)

158 (16.7)

 

222 (23.5)

 

159 (16.8)

 

91 (9.6)

 

43 (4.5)

 

 37-42w

8972 (86.6)

1219 (13.6)

 

2039 (22.7)

 

1370 (15.3)

 

722 (8.0)

 

406 (4.5)

 

 ≥ 43w

440 (4.2)

65 (14.8)

 

92 (20.9)

 

64 (14.5)

 

33 (7.5)

 

26 (5.9)

 

Only child

  

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

 Yes

6524 (62.3)

990 (15.2)

 

1687 (25.9)

 

1104 (16.9)

 

590 (9.0)

 

347 (5.3)

 

 No

3940 (37.3)

463 (11.8)

 

685 (17.4)

 

496 (12.6)

 

261 (6.6)

 

130 (3.3)

 

Family historyof allergy

  

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

 Yes

2450 (23.4)

639 (26.1)

 

1094 (44.7)

 

636 (26.0)

 

412 (16.8)

 

205 (8.4)

 

 No

8014 (76.6)

814 (10.2)

 

1278 (15.9)

 

964 (12.0)

 

439 (5.5)

 

272 (3.4)

 

Home ownership

  

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

 Have

7743 (74.0)

1179 (15.2)

 

2015 (26.0)

 

1345 (17.4)

 

701 (9.1)

 

391 (5.0)

 

 Not have

2721 (26.0)

274 (10.1)

 

357 (13.1)

 

255 (9.4)

 

150 (5.5)

 

86 (3.2)

 

Residential area

  

0.013

 

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

 

0.014

 Urban

5324 (50.9)

756 (14.2)

 

1367 (25.7)

 

887 (16.7)

 

481 (9.0)

 

256 (4.8)

 

 Urban–rural juction

4077 (39.0)

584 (14.3)

 

855 (21.0)

 

599 (14.7)

 

316 (7.8)

 

192 (4.7)

 

 Industrial zone

79 (0.8)

10 (12.7)

 

9 (11.4)

 

10 (12.7)

 

6 (7.6)

 

0 (0.0)

 

 Rural

984 (9.4)

103 (10.5)

 

141 (14.3)

 

104 (10.6)

 

48 (4.9)

 

29 (2.9)

 
  1. Data were presented with frequency and percentage; p-value was calculated by Pearson’s chi-squared (χ2) test;