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Table 1 Study population of 6-year-old children in East and West Germany by year of investigation and urban/rural residency. Number of participants of German nationality with complete information on parental education and portions of these participants with investigation of sensitisation (RAST), atopic eczema or lung function test.

From: Preschool children's health and its association with parental education and individual living conditions in East and West Germany

Year

Sample size (percentage with RAST, dermatological investigation and lung function test)

 

East Germany

West Germany

Total

 

Urban a

Rural b

Urban c

Rural d

 

1991

3108 (32.4; 9.1; 24.3)

916 (40.9; 0.0; 25.7)

2554 (16.9; 20.9; 5.4)

359 (58.5; 68.8; 20.1)

6937 (29.2; 15.3; 17.2)

1992

1225

924

--e

--e

2149

1993

973

873

--e

--e

1846

1994

3331 (24.6; 17.2; 8.5)

890 (33.3; 31.7; 26.7)

396 (70.5; 37.1; 45.5)

265 (79.6; 87.7; 44.2)

4882 (32.9; 25.2; 16.8)

1995

1061

714

--e

--e

1775

1996

965

667

--e

--e

1632

1997

2095 (16.9; 16.5; 10.5)

561 (36.4; 47.1; 28.9)

356 (64.0; 82.9; 31.5)

429 (53.1; 58.3; 11.0)

3441 (28.1; 33.6; 15.7)

1998

862

321

--e

--e

1183

1999

826

356

--e

--e

1182

2000

1662 (17.0; 16.2; 0.0)

336 (29.5;38.4; 0.0)

1540 (12.3; 15.8; 13.1)

323 (41.2; 52.9; 44.6)

3861 (18.2; 21.1; 8.9)

Total

16108 (15.3; 9.1; 7.8)

6558 (14.9; 10.3; 9.5)

4846 (22.2; 25.2; 13.0)

1376 (56.8; 65.3; 27.6)

28888 (18.3; 14.8; 10.0)

  1. a Leipzig, Halle and Magdeburg; b Salzwedel, Gardelegen, Osterburg and Kloetze; c Duisburg, Essen, and Cologne; d Borken; e no investigation