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Table 2 Children’s anthropometric, parental atopic history and indoor environment characteristics in various exposure times according to parental educational level

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

 

Parental educational level

 
 

Primary or secondary*

(n = 652)

Tertiary**

(n = 1282)

p

Adolescent’s asthmatic history (Yes, n, %)

50 (7.7)

122 (9.5)

0.178

Adolescent’s wheeze in the past 12 months (Yes, n%)

45 (6.9)

75 (5.9)

0.374

Children’s BMI (kg/m2)

21.54 (3.72)

20.71 (3.43)

 < 0.001

Having an older sibling (Yes, n, %)

205 (31.5)

358 (28.0)

0.05

Adolescent’s allergic rhinitis history (Yes, n, %)

195 (30.0)

372 (29.1)

0.711

Adolescent’s eczema history (Yes, n, %)

67 (10.3)

168 (13.1)

0.07

Pet ownership (Yes, n, %)

205 (31.5)

358 (28.0)

0.05

Parental atopic history (Yes, n, %)

538 (82.3)

1020 (79.6)

0.087

Parental ever smoking (Yes, n, %)

408 (62.5)

674 (52.6)

 < 0.001

Parental atopic history (Yes, n, %)

116 (17.7)

262 (20.4)

0.164

Cooking with fuels (Yes, n, %)

344 (53.0)

648 (50.6)

0.335

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

   

Current exposure

141 (21.6)

319 (24.9)

0.104

Exposure during pregnancy

51 (7.8)

88 (6.9)

0.452

Exposure during the 1st year of the child’s life

84 (12.8)

146 (11.4)

0.373

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