Table 1 Participant characteristics by gender for adults (18 +) and adolescents [10–17 years]
Adults (≥ 18 years) | Adolescents (10–17 years) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All (n = 496) | Men (n = 258) | Women (n = 238) | All (n = 90) | Boys (n = 46) | Girls (n = 44) | |
Age [median (min–max)] | 27.4 (18.1–47.5) | 28.3 (18.1- 47.5) | 26.4 (18.1- 45.2) * | 14.9 (9.8–17.9) | 15.3 (11.0–17.9) | 14.6 (9.7–17.8) |
Education (%) | ||||||
Primary school | 2.1 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 60.7 | 56.5 | 65.1 |
Secondary school | 40.6 | 45.0 | 36.1 | 39.3 | 43.5 | 34.9 |
University/college | 57.3 | 51.7 | 63.0* | |||
Smoking(cigarettes) (%) | ||||||
Never | 64.4 | 62.3 | 66.5 | 95.4 | 93.3 | 97.6 |
Previous | 24.2 | 23.7 | 24.8 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
Current | 11.4 | 14.0 | 8.7 | 2.3 | 4.4 | - |
Fasting(% yes) | 41.6 | 41.2 | 42.0 | 28.1 | 26.7 | 29.6 |
Time of urine collection (%) | ||||||
Before 10 AM | 18.4 | 16.8 | 20.2 | 13.3 | 10.9 | 15.9 |
10 AM-12 PM | 39.3 | 39.1 | 39.5 | 31.1 | 34.8 | 27.3 |
12–2 PM | 37.3 | 39.9 | 34.4 | 25.6 | 19.6 | 31.8 |
After 2 PM | 5.0 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 30.0 | 34.8 | 25.0 |
Current eczema (% yes) | 11.3 | 9.5 | 13.3 | 12.2 | 10.9 | 13.6 |
Current rhinitis (% yes) | 44.1 | 43.6 | 44.7 | 31.1 | 39.1 | 22.7 |
Current asthma (% yes) | 6.75 | 4.7 | 8.9 | 11.6 | 9.3 | 13.9 |
Spesific IgE (% yes) | 43.5 | 50.5 | 35.8** | 56.0 | 65.9 | 44.1 |
BMI-group (kg/m2)(%) | ||||||
< 18.5 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 9.5 |
≥ 18.5–25 | 56.5 | 44.2 | 69.8 | 75.6 | 75.0 | 76.2 |
≥ 25–30 | 30.4 | 41.4 | 18.5 | 15.1 | 18.2 | 11.9 |
≥ 30 | 11.3 | 13.2 | 9.2** | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 |