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Table 3 Different exposure and risk behaviours at 1 year after birth and the change in annual prevalence for the intervention cohort and for the control cohort (PACT 2009).

From: A primary health-care intervention on pre- and postnatal risk factor behavior to prevent childhood allergy. The Prevention of Allergy among Children in Trondheim (PACT) study

 

Intervention Cohort (n = 1214)

 

Control Cohort (n = 3892)

 

Rate

%

95% CI

P trend*

Rate

%

95% CI

P trend*

OR*

95% CI

At 1 year after birth

          

Maternal smoking

105/1198

8.8

7.3-10.5

0.17

720/3755

19.2

18.0-20.5

<0.001

0.47

0.38-0.59

Paternal smoking

148/1144

12.9

11.1-15.0

0.15

724/3468

20.9

19.6-22.3

<0.001

0.64

0.52-0.77

Keeping dog in house

95/1139

8.3

6.9-10.1

0.11

318/3560

8.9

8.0-9.9

0.74

0.90

0.71-1.16

Keeping cat in house

122/1139

10.7

9.0-12.7

0.87

312/3560

8.8

7.9-9.7

0.46

1.33

1.06-1.67

Indoor dampness index

47/1205

3.9

2.9-5.2

0.44

158/3800

4.2

3.6-4.8

0.27

1.00

0.72-1.41

Children's diet at 1 year of age

          

Exclusively breastfed 4 months or more

957/1206

79.4

77.0-81.5

0.008

274/3856

71.1

69.6-72.5

0.14

1.46

1.25-1.72

Cod liver oil 4 times a week or more

568/1209

47.0

44.2-49.8

0.34

1497/3858

38.8

37.3-40.4

0.77

1.27

1.11-1.46

Any kind of fish once a week or more

712/1213

58.7

55.9-61.4

0.03

1879/3872

48.5

47.0-50.1

0.06

1.53

1.33-1.74

Oily fish once a week or more

445/1213

36.7

34.0-39.4

0.02

908/3878

23.4

22.1-24.8

<0.001

1.88

1.63-2.17

Lean fish once a week or more

582/1204

48.3

45.5-51.2

0.29

1679/3855

43.6

42.0-45.1

0.46

1.24

1.08-1.42

Vegetables almost daily

889/1198

74.2

71.7-76.6

0.76

2910/3814

76.3

75.0-77.7

0.79

0.87

0.74-1.01

  1. Comparisons of risk behaviour between the control cohort and the intervention cohort are presented as OR with 95% CI (Based on logistic regression). Change in annual prevalence (intervention cohort 2005-2008, control cohort 2000-2004) presented as p- value for trend. *Adjusted for maternal age, parity, parental atopy, homeowner.