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Table 7 Relationship between age or sex and the positive rates of common allergens in different allergic diseases: logistic analysis

From: Allergens sensitization among children with allergic diseases in Shanghai, China: age and sex difference

Allergens

Asthma

Rhinitis

Food allergy

Conjunctivitis

Eczema/atopic dermatitis

Urticaria

Age

Sex

Age

Sex

Age

Sex

Age

Sex

Age

Sex

Age

Sex

Dust mite

            

 p

 < 0.001#

0.74

 < 0.001#

0.045

 < 0.001#

0.28

0.052

1.00

 < 0.001#

0.36

 < 0.001#

1.00

 OR

1.17

0.94

1.16

1.23

1.38

1.67

1.11

1.00

1.20

1.12

1.15

1.00

House mite

            

 p

 < 0.001#

0.06

 < 0.001#

0.007

 < 0.001#

0.79

0.13

0.97

 < 0.001#

0.60

 < 0.001#

0.72

 OR

1.21

0.75

1.18

1.25

1.32

1.10

1.07

0.99

1.26

1.05

1.17

1.05

Mold

            

 p

 < 0.001#

0.98

 < 0.001#

0.41

0.001#

0.41

0.013

0.39

 < 0.001#

0.92

 < 0.001#

0.22

 OR

1.16

1.00

1.10

1.09

1.29

1.44

1.15

1.55

1.21

0.99

1.10

0.81

Aeroallergen

            

 p

 < 0.001#

0.34

 < 0.001#

0.001#

 < 0.001#

0.88

0.027

0.32

 < 0.001#

0.87

 < 0.001#

0.64

 OR

1.27

0.86

1.16

1.30

1.35

1.04

1.10

1.43

1.21

1.01

1.10

1.05

Milk

            

 p

0.003

0.08

0.38

0.051

0.71

0.26

0.87

0.17

0.63

0.09

 < 0.001#

0.59

 OR

0.92

0.72

0.99

1.22

1.02

0.74

1.01

1.84

0.99

1.16

0.94

1.07

Nut

            

 p

0.008

0.20

0.11

0.06

0.24

0.31

0.19

0.72

0.10

0.30

0.30

0.18

 OR

0.90

0.73

0.97

1.32

1.09

1.40

0.88

0.78

0.97

1.12

0.97

1.31

Egg

            

 p

 < 0.001#

0.22

 < 0.001#

0.58

0.38

0.84

0.10

0.79

 < 0.001#

0.09

 < 0.001#

0.40

 OR

0.90

0.80

0.89

0.94

1.05

1.05

0.91

0.88

0.92

1.16

0.93

1.12

Food allergen

            

 p

 < 0.001#

0.048

 < 0.001#

0.14

0.49

0.83

0.28

0.47

 < 0.001#

0.16

 < 0.001#

0.13

 OR

0.91

0.75

0.95

1.13

1.04

0.95

0.95

1.32

0.94

1.11

0.94

1.18

Overall allergen

            

 p

 < 0.001#

0.06

 < 0.001#

0.019

0.004

0.84

0.18

0.42

 < 0.001#

0.25

0.018

0.26

 OR

1.18

0.74

1.09

1.20

1.21

0.95

1.06

1.36

1.10

1.09

1.03

1.12

  1. Bolding indicates p < 0.05
  2. #Indicates if below Bonferroni-adjusted p < 0.0025 (0.05/20 outcomes)
  3. Adjusted by season, monthly temperature, humidity, air quality index, test rate of patients, the interplay between age and sex