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Table 1 Demographic, anthropometric, atopic, lifestyle and indoor environment characteristics of the participating adolescents and their parents/guardians, according to adolescents’ asthmatic status (n = 1934)

From: Parental education moderates the association between indoor moisture environment and asthma in adolescents: the Greek Global Asthma Network (GAN) cross-sectional study

 

Adolescent’s asthmatic history

(Ever had asthma)

p>

Adolescent’s wheezing or whilst in the past 12 months

(Current asthma)

p

 

Yes

No

 

Yes

No

 

N

  

-

   

Boys (n, %)

96 (10.4)

825 (89.6)

0.024

59 (49.2)

862 (47.5)

0.726

Adolescents’ age (years), mean (SD)***

12.8 (0.6)

12.7 (0.6)

0.345

12.7 (0.5)

12.8 (0.7)

0.785

Adolescents’ BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD)***

22.3 (4.4)

20.9 (3.4)

 < 0.001

21.8 (4.4)

22.4 (4.0)

0.183

Ever had allergic rhinitis (children) (Yes, n, %)

95 (55.2)

472 (26.8)

 < 0.001

59 (49.2)

508 (28.0)

 < 0.001

Ever had eczema (children) (Yes, n, %)

40 (23.3)

196 (11.1)

 < 0.001

24 (20.0)

212 (11.7)

0.007

Pet ownership (Yes, n, %)

120 (8.8)

1250 (91.2)

0.833

64 (53.3)

1040 (57.4)

0.388

Having an older sibling (Yes, n, %)

75 (9.0)

754 (91.0)

0.842

56 (46.7)

773 (42.6)

0.389

Parental age (years), mean (SD)

46.3 (5.1)

46.4 (5.3)

0.0871

46.6 (6.3)

46.5 (5.2)

0.494

Parental atopic history (Yes, n, %)

46 (12.2)

331 (87.8)

0.012

57 (47.5)

1023 (56.3)

0.061

Parental ever smoking (Yes, n, %)

108 (10.0)

972 (90.0)

0.057

42 (35.0)

812 (44.7)

0.038

Parental educational level (Yes, n, %)

      

Primary / secondary*

602 (92.3)

50 (7.7)

0.174

45 (37.5)

609 (33.5)

0.374

Tertiary**

1160(90.5)

122 (9.5)

 

75 (62.5)

1207 (66.5)

 

Cooking with fuels (Yes, n, %)

95 (10.1)

842 (89.9)

0.069

62 (51.7)

773 (42.6)

0.289

Current exposure to dampness and/or mould (Yes, n, %)

58 (12.6)

402 (87.4)

0.001

80 (66.7)

1397 (76.9)

0.011

Exposure to dampness and/or mould during pregnancy (Yes, n, %)

11 (7.9)

128 (92.1)

0.672

10 (8.3)

129 (7.1)

0.612

Exposure to dampness and/or mould during the 1st year (Yes, n, %)

26 (11.4)

203 (88.6)

0.164

20 (16.7)

210 (11.6)

0.094

  1. * up to 9 years of education ** university/college/post-graduate studies *** SD: standard deviation