Table 1 Comparison of atopic diseases and demographic factors between children with and without food hypersensitivity (FHS)
FHS n = 75 % (n) | Non-FHS n = 209 % (n) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
Girls | 58.7 (44) | 48.3 (101) | 0.124 |
Boys | 41.3 (31) | 51.7 (108) | |
Asthma | 25.3 (19) | 6.2 (13) | <0.001 |
Rhinitis | 28.0 (21) | 6.2 (13) | <0.001 |
Eczema | 32.0 (24) | 10.5 (22) | <0.001 |
Heredity FHS | 50.7 (38) | 21.1 (44) | <0.001 |
Any positive SPTa | 46.3 (25) | 33.0 (69) | 0.069 |
Living conditions | |||
Current living | |||
House | 86.1 (62) | 79.6 (156) | |
Apartment | 13.6 (10) | 20.4 (40) | 0.108 |
Single parent household | 8.0 (6) | 10.2 (21) | 0.581 |
Father smoke | 13.5 (10) | 13.7 (28) | 0.967 |
Mother smoke | 10.8 (8) | 18.2 (37) | 0.139 |
Parental socioeconomic status | |||
Professionals | 33.2 (24) | 24.4 (51) | |
Self employed | 4.0 (3) | 6.2 (13) | |
Intermediate non-manual | 26.7 (20) | 30.6 (64) | |
Assistant non-manual | 9.3 (7) | 11.5 (24) | |
Manual workers | 14.7 (11) | 11.5 (24) | |
Manual workers service | 8.0 (6) | 10.0 (21) | |
Unemployed | 1.3 (1) | 3.3 (7) | 0.714 |