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Table 1 Self-reported animal exposure among school children in Imatra, Finland, and in Svetogorsk, Russia.

From: Exposure to animals and the risk of allergic asthma: a population-based cross-sectional study in Finnish and Russian children

Exposure

Imatra (ntot = 512) % (n)

Svetogorsk (ntot = 581) % (n)

P value 1

Current indoor exposure to pets2

55.7 (285)

67.1 (390)

<0.001

   Indoor exposure to dogs (≥ 1)3

26.4 (135)

16.0 (93)

<0.001

   Indoor exposure to cats (≥ 1)3

20.9 (107)

45.6 (265)

<0.001

   Indoor exposure to rodents (≥ 1)3

7.2 (37)

6.7 (39)

0.739

   Indoor exposure to birds (≥ 1)3

2.7 (14)

7.8 (45)

<0.001

Exposure during child's first year of life

   

   Indoor exposure to dogs or cats

31.8 (163)3

27.2 (158)2

0.093

   Indoor exposure to dogs 3

12.7 (65)

3.1 (18)

<0.001

   Indoor exposure to cats 3

9.0 (46)

7.6 (44)

0.397

Regular contact with farm animals2

   

   During pregnancy

11.7 (60)

16.9 (98)

0.016

   During child's first year of life

10.6 (54)

15.2 (88)

0.024

  1. 1P value, X2 test
  2. 2 Numbers are based on data available for the respective variable. For none of the variables did the missing data exceed 5%.
  3. 3 Numbers are based on data available for the respective variable. For none of the variables did the missing data exceed 5%.
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Environmental Health

ISSN: 1476-069X