Table 1 Characteristics of the study population
From: Swimming pool attendance is related to asthma among atopic school children: a population-based study
Sensitized children (n = 659) % | Non-sensitized children (n = 993) % | All children (n = 1866) % | Difference by sensitization status p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Male sex | 56.8 | 47.2 | 51.0 | <0.001 |
Current wheeze | 20.0 | 5.1 | 10.7 | <0.001 |
Physician-diagnosed asthma | 19.7 | 5.9 | 10.9 | <0.001 |
Current asthma | 17.1 | 4.1 | 8.9 | <0.001 |
Current asthma medication | 25.0 | 7.8 | 13.8 | <0.001 |
Allergic sensitization | - | - | 39.9 | - |
Current rhinitis | 46.1 | 10.4 | 23.3 | <0.001 |
Physician-diagnosed rhinitis | 25.5 | 2.3 | 11.2 | <0.001 |
Current eczema | 30.8 | 16.8 | 21.2 | <0.001 |
Physician-diagnosed eczema | 24.7 | 10.2 | 15.3 | <0.001 |
Parental asthma | 31.0 | 20.7 | 24.0 | <0.001 |
Parental smoking | 20.5 | 21.7 | 21.1 | 0.545 |
Damp housing | 11.9 | 9.6 | 10.8 | 0.141 |
Swimming pool attendance ≥1/week | 15.1 | 13.7 | 14.0 | 0.436 |