The Prevalence of Ocular Allergy and Comorbidities in Chinese School Children in Shanghai

Table 5

Coexistence of other allergic conditions among children with OA symptoms.

	Number of children (% in the group)
	Young ()				Teen ()
	Boys	Girls			Boys	Girls
	()	()			()	()
AR symptoms	83 (71.6%)	62 (63.3%)	1.670	0.240	62 (51.7%)	75 (56.8%)	0.672	0.448	8.911	0.003
Diagnosed AR	52 (44.8%)	39 (39.8%)	0.550	0.490	30 (25.0%)	32 (24.2%)	0.019	1.000	17.364	<0.001
Diagnosed AD	56 (48.3%)	33 (33.7%)	4.663	0.037	10 (8.3%)	17 (12.9%)	1.358	0.309	59.939	<0.001
Diagnosed asthma	28 (24.1%)	13 (13.3%)	4.054	0.055	19 (15.8%)	19 (14.4%)	0.102	0.860	1.622	0.219

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. AR: allergic rhinitis. AD: atopic dermatitis.