Table 1 Prevalence of eczema among preschool children with different characteristics in Urumqi (n = 8153)
Characteristics | Number of people surveyed | Number of cases of recurrent rashes for 6 months in the past 12 months | Percentage (%) | P | Number of previous cases of recurrent rash for 6 months | Percentage (%) | P | Number of confirmed eczema cases | Percentage (%) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | ||||||||||
Boys | 4235 | 103 | 2.4 | 0.69 | 364 | 8.6 | < 0.01 | 530 | 12.5 | 0.12 |
Girls | 3918 | 90 | 2.3 | 271 | 6.9 | 447 | 11.4 | |||
Nationality | ||||||||||
Han Chinese | 7081 | 172 | 2.1 | 0.35 | 567 | 8.0 | 0.06 | 873 | 12.3 | 0.01 |
Other | 1072 | 21 | 0.3 | 68 | 6.3 | 104 | 9.7 | |||
Age (years) | ||||||||||
2–4 | 1033 | 31 | 3.0 | 0.34 | 83 | 8.0 | 0.93 | 112 | 10.8 | 0.48 |
4–6 | 4828 | 108 | 2.2 | 372 | 7.7 | 585 | 12.1 | |||
6–8 | 2292 | 54 | 2.4 | 180 | 7.9 | 280 | 12.2 | |||
Mode of birth | ||||||||||
Normal childbirth | 4187 | 97 | 2.3 | 0.76 | 313 | 7.5 | 0.28 | 449 | 10.7 | < 0.01 |
Cesarean delivery | 3966 | 96 | 2.4 | 322 | 8.1 | 528 | 13.3 | |||
Only child | ||||||||||
Yes | 4569 | 112 | 2.5 | 0.57 | 374 | 8.2 | 0.13 | 605 | 13.2 | < 0.01 |
No | 3584 | 81 | 2.2 | 261 | 7.3 | 372 | 10.4 | |||
Totals | 8153 | 193 | 2.4 | 635 | 7.8 | 977 | 12.0 | |||