The Prevalence of Ocular Allergy and Comorbidities in Chinese School Children in Shanghai
Table 2
Prevalence of ocular allergy symptoms stratified by age and gender.
Number of children (% in the group)
Young ()
Teen ()
Boys
Girls
Boys
Girls
()
()
()
()
Tearing/itching
117 (31.5%)
97 (27.6%)
1.318
0.255
117 (25.5%)
132 (27.3%)
0.409
0.555
1.992
0.168
FB sensation
45 (12.1%)
45 (12.8%)
0.078
0.822
72 (15.7%)
76 (15.7%)
0.000
1.000
3.597
0.066
Light phobia
34 (9.1%)
31 (8.8%)
0.025
0.897
46 (10.0%)
60 (12.4%)
1.358
0.258
2.300
0.143
Tearing/itching with FB sensation
45 (12.1%)
45 (12.8%)
0.078
0.822
72 (15.7%)
76 (15.7%)
0.000
1.000
3.597
0.066
Tearing/itching with light phobia
34 (9.1%)
31 (8.8%)
0.025
0.897
45 (9.8%)
60 (12.4%)
1.629
0.215
2.101
0.165
Tearing/itching with light phobia and FB sensation
22 (5.9%)
22 (6.2%)
0.036
0.877
31 (6.8%)
40 (8.3%)
0.788
0.390
1.358
0.284
Pearson Chi-square analysis was performed and the values were obtained from 2-sided exact significance tests. The and values listed within each age group were the results of comparing the numbers of affected boys and girls within the group, thus reflecting the gender differences within age group. The and values of the last two columns were the results of comparing the total number of affected children between young and teen groups. FB: foreign body.
