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Table 1 Prevalence (%) of demographics and conditions among responders and non-responders in the current case-control study

From: Early life swimming pool exposure and asthma onset in children – a case-control study

Cases, n = 405

Responders (n = 337)

Non-responders (n = 68)

p

Sex (boy)

54.6%

54.4%

0.98

Current wheeze

47.6%

42.4%

0.44

Any SPT+ at age 12y

64.3%

58.7%

0.48

Paternal smoking

16.0%

7.8%

0.09

Maternal smoking

13.5%

10.6%

0.53

Own smokinga

5.7%

7.5%

0.59

Controls, n = 809

Responders (n = 633)

Non-responders (n = 176)

p

Sex (boy)

47.9%

54.0%

0.15

Current wheeze

0.3% (n = 2)

1.2% (n = 2)

0.17

Any SPT+ at age 12y

20.1%

18.7%

0.77

Paternal smoking

10.8%

18.0%

0.01

Maternal smoking

12.8%

14.9%

0.49

Own smokinga

5.1%

5.7%

0.75

  1. Based on data reported in the questionnaire survey of the entire cohort at 14–15 years of age and the skin prick tests performed at age 11–12 years. The proportion of missing values on the questionnaire questions was < 4%
  2. aMore than “never” or “almost never”