Table 1 Characteristics of atopic sensitization cases and hospital health controls in men and women
Men | Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case | Control | P value | Case | Control | P value | |
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |||
N | 361 | 384 | 789 | 861 | ||
Age (years) | 0.0286 | 0.0778 | ||||
18-39 | 212 (58.73) | 189 (49.22) | 435 (55.13) | 433 (50.29) | ||
40-59 | 128 (35.46) | 163 (42.45) | 315 (39.92) | 391 (45.41) | ||
≥60 | 21 (5.82) | 32 (8.33) | 39 (4.94) | 37 (4.30) | ||
Educational level | 0.0004 | <0.0001 | ||||
1st | 88 (24.38) | 60 (15.63) | 176 (22.31) | 105 (12.20) | ||
2nd | 129 (35.73) | 188 (48.96) | 313 (39.67) | 492 (57.14) | ||
3rd | 144 (39.89) | 136 (35.42) | 300 (38.02) | 264 (30.66) | ||
Family allergic disease history | 0.6750 | 0.6302 | ||||
No | 304 (84.21) | 319 (83.07) | 628 (79.59) | 677 (78.63) | ||
Yes | 57 (15.79) | 65 (16.93) | 161 (20.41) | 184 (21.37) | ||
Smoking status | 0.6383 | 0.8020 | ||||
No | 212 (58.73) | 232 (60.42) | 739 (93.66) | 809 (93.96) | ||
Current smoking | 149 (41.27) | 152 (39.58) | 50 (6.34) | 52 (6.04) | ||
Regular alcohol drinkers | 0.6501 | 0.8944 | ||||
No | 216 (59.83) | 236 (61.46) | 748 (94.80) | 815 (94.66) | ||
Yes | 145 (40.17) | 148 (38.54) | 41 (5.20) | 46 (5.34) | ||
BMI | 0.0016 | <0.0001 | ||||
Normal | 178 (49.31) | 224 (58.33) | 582 (73.76) | 629 (73.05) | ||
Overweight | 129 (35.73) | 132 (34.38) | 149 (18.88) | 212 (24.62) | ||
Obesity | 54 (14.96) | 28 (7.29) | 58 (7.35) | 20 (2.32) | ||