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Table 4 Different exposure and risk behaviours at 2 years 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 = 1267)

 

Control Cohort (n = 4826)

 

Rate

%

95% CI

P trend*

Rate

%

95% CI

P trend*

OR*

95% CI

At 2 year after birth

          

Maternal smoking

123/1244

9.9

8.4-11.7

0.87

885/4661

19.0

17.9-20.1

<0.001

0.50

0.41-0.61

Paternal smoking

136/1183

11.5

9.8-13.4

0.11

760/4217

18.0

16.9-19.2

<0.001

0.62

0.51-0.75

Keeping dog in house

96/1198

8.0

6.6-9.7

0.53

368/4403

8.4

7.6-9.2

0.23

0.95

0.75-1.21

Keeping cat in house

133/1198

11.1

9.4-13.0

0.41

398/4403

9.0

8.2-9.9

0.71

1.31

1.06-1.62

Indoor dampness index

46/1259

3.7

2.7-4.9

0.10

170/4740

3.6

3.1-4.2

0.11

1.03

0.74-1.45

Children's diet at 2 year of age

          

Cod liver oil 4 times a week or more

539/1257

42.9

40.2-45.6

0.43

1609/4767

33.8

32.4-35.1

0.80

1.44

1.27-1.64

Any kind of fish once a week or more

926/1258

73.6

71.1-76.0

0.87

3398/4782

71.1

69.8-72.3

0.96

1.13

0.98-1.30

Oily fish once a week or more

625/1264

49.4

46.7-52.2

0.04

1679/4809

34.9

33.6-36.3

<0.001

1.85

1.63-2.10

Lean fish once a week or more

768/1256

61.1

58.4-63.8

0.61

3086/4776

64.6

63.3-66.0

0.07

0.85

0.75-0.97

Vegetables almost daily

630/1252

50.3

47.6-53.1

0.25

2340/4735

49.4

48.0-50.8

<0.001

1.01

0.89-1.15

  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 2006-2009, control cohort 2000-2005) presented as p- value for trend. *Adjusted for maternal age, parity, parental atopy, homeowner.