The Prevalence of Ocular Allergy and Comorbidities in Chinese School Children in Shanghai
Table 7
Prevalence of allergic conditions among children with sensitization to mite, food, and pollen.
Mite ()
Food ()
Pollen ()
Young
Teen
Young
Teen
Young
Teen
()
()
()
()
()
()
OA symptoms
94 (55.0%)
52 (42.3%)
4.612
0.034
55 (55.0%)
36 (34.3%)
8.903
0.003
62 (59.6%)
43 (39.4%)
8.659
0.004
AR symptoms
118 (69.0%)
73 (59.3%)
2.931
0.107
59 (59.0%)
58 (55.2%)
0.296
0.672
73 (70.2%)
57 (52.3%)
7.169
0.008
Diagnosed AR
98 (57.3%)
65 (52.8%)
0.577
0.477
45 (45.0%)
33 (31.4%)
4.002
0.061
57 (54.8%)
48 (44.0%)
2.470
0.132
Diagnosed asthma
49 (28.7%)
45 (36.6%)
2.069
0.164
35 (35.0%)
26 (24.8%)
2.569
0.127
33 (31.7%)
29 (26.6%)
0.677
0.452
Diagnosed AD
80 (46.8%)
22 (17.9%)
26.367
<0.001
57 (57.0%)
17 (16.2%)
36.980
<0.001
53 (51.0%)
15 (13.8%)
33.888
<0.001
Pearson Chi-square analysis was performed and the values were obtained from 2-sided exact significance tests. The and values listed within each sensitizer were the results of comparing the numbers of children between the group, thus reflecting the age differences.
