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Table 4 Local level risk factors of allergic rhinitis: results of multiple logistic regression analysis

From: Prevalence and risk factors of childhood allergic diseases in eight metropolitan cities in China: A multicenter study

Variables

 

Shanghai OR

(95% CI)

Guangzhou OR

(95% CI)

Xi'an OR

(95% CI)

Wuhan OR

(95% CI)

Chengdu OR

(95% CI)

Harbin OR

(95% CI)

Hohhot OR

(95% CI)

Urumqi OR

(95% CI)

Gender

Female (Ref.)

        
 

Male

15

(13-19)

13

(11-16)

 

15

(10-22)

23

(17-31)

 

24

(15-31)

 

Age

 

12

(11-12)

  

12

(11-13)

  

13

(11-14)

12

(11-13)

Exclusive breast feeding

> = 4 months

08

(06-09)

  

06

(04-09)

    

Diagnosed childhood ADHD

Yes

  

31

(12-82)

  

34

(18-62)

  

Household income per capita

> = 1500RMB/month

15

(11-20)

   

14

(11-18)

17

(11-24)

  

Maternal education level

> = High school graduate

15

(12-19)

     

24

(16-36)

 

Paternal education level

> = High school graduate

   

18

(12-27)

   

19

(14-26)

Paternal education level *Household income per capita

> = High school graduate and > = 1500RMB/month

     

1.9

(1.3,2.8)

  

Common cold

>5 times/year

23

(18-28)

32

(26-40)

35

(19-66)

27

(18-41)

23

(17-31)

16

(11-26)

 

17

(12-24)

Diagnosed recurrent otitis media

Yes

20

(13-30)

23

(16-34)

54

(19-162)

33

(17-67)

25

(16-39)

31

(16-58)

  

Snoring

Yes

16

(12-20)

19

(14-24)

 

24

(15-37)

 

17

(10-29)

  

Sleep-disordered breathing

Yes

24

(15-39)

 

70

(25-196)

23

(11-46)

 

29

(14-62)

23

(11-51)

 

Paternal snoring

Yes

 

14

(11-18)

     

14

(10-19)

Maternal snoring

Yes

      

27

(13-56)

 

Parental age at child's birth

    

11

(10-13)

    

Maternal age at child's birth

 

10

(10-11)

       

Diagnosed asthma

Yes

51

(39-68)

36

(22-59)

 

48

(25-92)

51

(34-17)

33

(13-81)

64

(22-182)

29

(12-67)

Diagnosed eczema

Yes

15

(11-21)

19

(13-29)

  

25

(15-40)

 

39

(22-69)

18

(11-31)

Common cold*Snoring

Yes

2.4

(1.4,3.9)

       
  1. Values highlighted in bold indicate OR within 95% CI and statistically significant at P < 0∙05.