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Table 3 Background characteristics of participants and respondents related to discrepancy

From: Factors related to disagreement between self-reported versus objective measurement of allergen sensitization at a tertiary pediatric center in Beijing, China

Factors

Total

With discrepancy

Without discrepancy

Univariate

Multivariate

n

%

n

%

OR (95%CI)

P

OR (95%CI)

P

Gender of child

Boys

135

31

49.2

79

52.0

0.90 (0.50–1.61)

0.712

–

–

Girls

80

32

50.8

73

48.0

Age of child (yrs)

0-3 yrs

33

10

14.1

23

16.0

–

–

Ref

–

4-6 yrs

78

33

46.5

45

31.3

1.90 (0.95–2.53)

< 0.001

1.75 (0.84–2.63)

< 0.001

7-17 yrs

104

38

53.5

66

45.8

2.33 (2.05–3.49)

< 0.001

2.59 (1.63–3.37)

< 0.001

Ethnicity of child

Han

148

45

67.2

103

69.6

0.89 (0.48–1.06)

0.722

–

–

other

67

22

32.8

45

30.4

BMI index

Normal weight

189

114

88.4

75

87.2

1.12 (0.49–2.56)

0.80

–

–

Overweight and Obesity

26

15

11.6

11

12.8

Location

Rural

81

11

33.3

70

38.5

0.80 (0.37–1.75)

0.58

–

–

Urban

134

22

66.7

112

61.5

Family history of atopy

No

76

12

15.2

64

47.1

1.21 (1.14–2.41)

< 0.001

Ref

< 0.001

Yes

139

67

84.8

72

52.9

1.18 (1.11–2.27)

Pet keeping

No

132

34

34.3

98

84.5

1.18 (1.04–1.36)

< 0.001

Ref

< 0.001

Yes

83

65

65.7

18

15.5

1.15 (1.06–1.25)

Antibiotic use (during first 3 months)

No

158

64

74.4

94

72.9

1.01 (0.58–2.01)

0.80

–

–

Yes

57

22

25.6

35

27.1

Feeding mode

Breast feeding

137

43

63.2

94

63.9

0.97 (0.53–1.76)

0.92

–

–

Mixed feeding

78

25

36.8

53

36.1

Birth mode

Natural

132

28

59.6

104

61.9

0.89 (0.47–1.79)

0.72

–

–

Cesarean section

83

19

40.4

64

38.1

Full-term birth

Yes

183

75

83.3

108

86.4

0.79 (0.37–1.67)

0.53

–

–

No

32

15

16.7

17

13.6

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