Table 5 |
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Univariate and multivariate analyses of the association of atopy with gender, age, intestinal helminthic infections, and diarrhoea in the subpopulation tested for serum anti-allergen IgE antibodies |
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Variables |
Atopy* |
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N = 283 |
Yes (135) |
No (148) |
OR |
##Adjusted OR |
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|
n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
[95% CI] |
[95%CI] |
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Gender |
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Female |
129 (45.6) |
57 (44.2) |
72 (55.8) |
1# |
1 |
|
Male |
154 (54.4) |
78 (50.6) |
76 (49.4) |
1.30 [0.81;2.07] |
1.30 [0.76;2.24] |
|
Age (months) |
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19 a 48 |
137 (48.4) |
76 (55.5) |
61 (44.5) |
1 |
1 |
|
0 a 18 |
146 (51.6) |
59 (40.4) |
87 (59.6) |
0.54 [0.34;0.87] |
0.64 [0.36;1.15] |
|
Maternal literacy |
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Illiterate/primary |
60 (21.2) |
32 (53.3) |
28 (46.7) |
1 |
1 |
|
Secondary incomplete |
129 (45.6) |
57 (44.2) |
72 (55.8) |
0.69 [0.37;1.28] |
0.84 [0.41;1. 70] |
|
Secondary complete or more |
94 (33.2) |
46 (48.9) |
48 (51.1) |
0.84 [0.44;1.60] |
1.16 [0.55;2.45] |
|
Sewer system |
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Yes |
141 (49.8) |
62 (44.0) |
79(56.0) |
1 |
1 |
|
No |
142 (50.2) |
73 (51.4) |
69 (48.6) |
1.35 [0.84;2.15] |
1.40 [0.82;2.37] |
|
Trichuris eggs |
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No |
247 (87.3) |
112 (45.3) |
135 (54.7) |
1 |
1 |
|
Yes |
36 (12.7) |
23 (63.9) |
13 (36.1) |
2.13 [1.03;4.40] |
1.52 [0.66;3.50] |
|
Ascaris eggs |
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No |
230 (81.3) |
108 (47.0) |
122 (53.0) |
1 |
1 |
|
Yes |
53 (18.7) |
27 (50.9) |
26 (49.1) |
1.17 [0.65;2.13] |
0.64 [0.30;1.39] |
|
Anti-Ascaris IgE |
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<0.35 KU/L |
184 (65,0) |
59 (32,1) |
125 (67,9) |
1 |
1 |
|
≥0.35 KU/L |
99 (35,0) |
76 (76,8) |
23 (23,2) |
7.00 [4.00;12.25] |
7.29 [3.90;13.64] |
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Wheezing in the past 12 months |
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No |
181 (64.0) |
80 (44.2) |
101 (55.8) |
1 |
1 |
|
Yes |
102 (36.0) |
55 (53.9) |
47 (46.1) |
1.48 [0.91;2.41] |
1.02 [0.57;1.80] |
|
Days with diarrhoea |
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None |
50 (17.7) |
27 (54.0) |
23 (46.0) |
1 |
1 |
|
<6 days of duration |
121 (42.8) |
59 (48.8) |
62 (51.2) |
0.81 [0.42;1.57] |
0.84 [0.40;1.80] |
|
≥6 days of duration |
112 (39.6) |
49 (43.8) |
63 (56.2) |
0.66 [0.34; 1.29] |
0.99 [0.44;2.24] |
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*Defined as the presence of serum IgE antibodies against at least one of the following allergens: D. pteronyssinus, B. tropicalis, mlk, ovalbumin, and peanuts. **Adjusted for gender, age, T. trichiura eggs, A. lumbricoides eggs and days with diarrhoea. #Class reference of the variable. Bold numbers are statistically significant at 0.05. |
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Alcântara-Neves et al. Respiratory Research 2010 11:114 doi:10.1186/1465-9921-11-114 |
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