Table 4 Prevalence of allergy-related diseases reported at 2 and 6 years by eczema-status and sex
From: Early eczema and the risk of childhood asthma: a prospective, population-based study
Reported at 2 years | Reported at 6 years | ||||||||||||||
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Asthma | Wheezing | Eczema | Asthma | Rhino-conjunctivitis | |||||||||||
n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | |
Reported eczema 2 yrs | |||||||||||||||
Total (n=386) | 39 | 10.1 | 7.3-13.6 | 134 | 34.7 | 30.0-39.7 | 170 | 44.0 | 39.0-49.2 | 41a | 10.6 | 7.7-14.1 | 105 | 27.2 | 22.8-31.9 |
Boys (n=200) | 27 | 13.5 | 9.1-19.0 | 76 | 38.0 | 31.2-45.1 | 81 | 40.5 | 33.6-47.7 | 24 | 12.0 | 7.8-17.3 | 57 | 28.5 | 22.4-35.3 |
Girls (n=186) | 12 | 6.4 | 3.4-11.0 | 58 | 31.2 | 24.6-38.4 | 89 | 47.8 | 40.5-55.3 | 17 | 9.1 | 5.4-14.2 | 48 | 25.8 | 19.7-32.7 |
Reported no eczema 2 yrs | |||||||||||||||
Total (n=1783) | 102 | 5.7 | 4.7-6.9 | 414 | 23.2 | 21.3-25.3 | 123 | 6.9 | 5.8-8.2 | 79b | 4.4 | 3.5-5.5 | 148 | 8.3 | 7.1-9.7 |
Boys (n=863) | 65 | 7.5 | 5.9-9.5 | 222 | 25.7 | 22.8-28.8 | 49 | 5.7 | 4.2-7.4 | 53 | 6.1 | 4.6-8.0 | 88 | 10.2 | 8.3-12.4 |
Girls (n= 920) | 37 | 4.0 | 2.8-5.5 | 192 | 20.9 | 18.3-23.6 | 74 | 8.0 | 6.4-10.0 | 26 | 2.8 | 1.9-4.1 | 60 | 6.5 | 5.0-8.3 |