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Table 1 Basic characteristics of the study participants and univariate analysis for each factor related to asthma

From: Inverse association between Helicobacter pylori infection and childhood asthma in a physical examination population: a cross-sectional study in Chongqing, China

Characteristic

Total

No. (%)

Asthma

No. (%)

No asthma

No. (%)

P value

χ2/Z

Total

2241

152

2089

  

Sex

   

.302

1.064

 Male

1240 (55.33)

78(51.32)

1162(55.62)

  

 Female

1001(44.67)

74(48.68)

927(44.38)

  

Age,years

   

.174

3.501

 Median(P25,P75)

8.50(6.58,10.41)

8.21(6.25,9.73)

8.50(6.63,10.46)

.099

-1.648

 4–5

395(17.63)

31(20.40)

364(17.43)

  

 6–11

1567(69.92)

109(71.71)

1458(69.79)

  

 12–18

279(12.45)

12(7.89)

267(12.78)

  

BMI

   

.481

1.464

 Median(P25,P75)

15.94(14.78,17.82)

15.95(14.81,17.75)

15.94(14.77,17.82)

.875

-0.158

No overweight

1802(80.41)

125(82.24)

1677(80.28)

  

 Overweight

317(14.15)

17(11.18)

300(14.36)

  

 Obesity

122(5.44)

10(6.58)

112(5.36)

  

Family history

   

 < .001

489.433

 Positive

169(7.54)

81(53.29)

88(4.21)

  

 Negative

2072(92.46)

71(46.71)

2001(95.79)

  

Platelet,1012

 Median(P25,P75)

285(244,327)

285(250,320)

285(243,327)

.869

-0.165

Vitamin D

 Median(P25,P75)

19.29(14.87,23.40)

19.52(14.84,23.69)

19.29(14.87,23.39)

.483

-0.702

Eosinophils(%)

 Median(P25,P75)

2.94(1.95,4.05)

4.01(2.05,5.96)

2.92(1.94,4.02)

 < .001

-5.714

H.pylori

   

.028

4.829

 Positive

292(13.03)

11(7.24)

281(13.45)

  

 Negative

1949(86.97)

141(92.76)

1808(86.55)

  
  1. H.pylori Helicobacter pylori, BMI Body mass index