Table 2 Single-factor analysis of eczema and indoor environmental variables (n = 8153)
Factors | Diagnosed with eczema | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Number of cases | % | P | |
Housing area | |||
< 75 m2 | 239 | 12.1 | 0.91 |
≥ 75 m2 | 738 | 12.0 | |
Carpeting or mats in the home | |||
Yes | 133 | 13.9 | 0.06 |
No | 844 | 11.7 | |
Acquisition of new furniture in the dwelling of mother pre-pregnancy | |||
Yes | 255 | 14.3 | < 0.01 |
No | 722 | 11.3 | |
Renovation of the dwelling of mother pre-pregnancy | |||
Yes | 182 | 15.2 | < 0.01 |
No | 795 | 11.4 | |
Mold or dampness in the dwelling of mother pre-pregnancy | |||
Yes | 176 | 20.1 | < 0.01 |
No | 801 | 11.0 | |
Acquisition of new furniture in the dwelling of mother during pregnancy | |||
Yes | 135 | 15.5 | < 0.01 |
No | 842 | 11.6 | |
Renovation of the dwelling of mother during pregnancy | |||
Yes | 100 | 17.0 | < 0.01 |
No | 877 | 11.6 | |
Mold or dampness in the dwelling of mother during pregnancy | |||
Yes | 137 | 20.1 | < 0.01 |
No | 840 | 11.2 | |
Purchase of new furniture in the dwelling during the child first year | |||
Yes | 117 | 16.0 | < 0.01 |
No | 860 | 11.6 | |
Renovation of the dwelling during the child first year | |||
Yes | 85 | 17.5 | < 0.01 |
No | 892 | 11.6 | |
Mold or dampness in the dwelling during the child first year | |||
Yes | 116 | 19.0 | < 0.01 |
No | 861 | 11.4 | |
Drying bedding | |||
Yes | 883 | 12.1 | 0.37 |
No | 94 | 11.0 | |
Use of air conditioning | |||
Yes | 337 | 13.2 | 0.02 |
No | 640 | 11.4 | |
Open window while sleeping | |||
Yes | 893 | 12.4 | < 0.01 |
No | 84 | 8.9 | |
Cockroaches | |||
Yes | 319 | 14.2 | < 0.01 |
No | 658 | 11.1 | |
Flies or mosquitoes | |||
Yes | 778 | 13.4 | < 0.01 |
No | 199 | 8.5 | |
Pets in the child’s current dwelling | |||
Yes | 203 | 17.5 | < 0.01 |
No | 774 | 11.1 | |
Flowering plants in the child’s current dwelling | |||
Yes | 343 | 14.0 | < 0.01 |
No | 634 | 11.1 | |
Keeping pets in the dwelling during the child first year | |||
Yes | 136 | 20.6 | < 0.01 |
No | 841 | 11.2 | |
Flowering plants in dwelling during the child first year | |||
Yes | 274 | 14.7 | < 0.01 |
No | 703 | 11.2 | |
Passive smoking in the dwelling of child | |||
Yes | 417 | 14.0 | < 0.01 |
No | 560 | 10.8 | |
Passive smoking in the dwelling during the child first year old | |||
Yes | 359 | 14.6 | < 0.01 |
No | 618 | 10.9 | |
Passive smoking in the dwelling of mother during pregnancy | |||
Yes | 315 | 15.3 | < 0.01 |
No | 662 | 10.9 | |
Frequency of room cleaning | |||
Regularly | 809 | 11.6 | 0.02 |
Occasionally | 156 | 14.5 | |
Very seldom | 12 | 14.6 | |
Family history of eczema | |||
Yes | 252 | 30.3 | < 0.01 |
No | 725 | 8.9 | |