Research Article
Astigmatism Associated with Allergic Conjunctivitis in Urban School Children
Table 6
Odds ratios (95% CI) for having allergic conjunctivitis by astigmatism and myopia after adjustment for covariates according to school location.
| | | Suburban (n = 420) | OR | Urban (n = 540) | OR |
| | Model 1 | Astigmatism (cylindrical diopter) | 1.040 (0.672–1.610) | Astigmatism (cylindrical diopter) | 1.408 (1.029–1.926) | | Parental history of allergic disease (yes vs. no) | 1.666 (0.996–2.788) | Parental history of allergic disease (yes vs. no) | 1.668 (1.122–2.479) | | Conjunctival papillary hypertrophy (yes vs. no) | 1.740 (1.081–2.802) | Conjunctival papillary hypertrophy (yes vs. no) | 1.123 (0.708–1.783) | | Sex (female vs. male) | 0.662 (0.412–1.064) | Sex (female vs. male) | 0.852 (0.581–1.250) | | Age | 0.963 (0.835–1.112) | Age | 1.048 (0.939–1.171) | | Education level of father (college vs. high school) | 1.312 (0.746–2.309) | Education level of father (college vs. high school) | 1.262 (0.766–2.079) | | Any skin prick test (yes vs. no) | 1.957 (1.210–3.166) | Any skin prick test (yes vs. no) | 1.679 (1.141–2.472) |
| | Model 2 | Myopia (spherical equivalent) | 0.886 (0.739–1.062) | Myopia (spherical equivalent) | 0.966 (0.852–1.095) | | Parental history of allergic disease (yes vs. no) | 1.650 (0.986–2.762) | Parental history of allergic disease (yes vs. no) | 1.674 (1.128–2.484) | | Conjunctival papillary hypertrophy (yes vs. no) | 1.762 (1.096–2.835) | Conjunctival papillary hypertrophy (yes vs. no) | 1.140 (0.720–1.805) | | Sex (female vs. male) | 0.661 (0.411–1.063) | Sex (female vs. male) | 0.836 (0.571–1.224) | | Age | 0.927 (0.794–1.083) | Age | 1.040 (0.924–1.170) | | Education level of father (college vs. high school) | 1.333 (0.756–2.351) | Education level of father (college vs. high school) | 1.215 (0.738–1.999) | | Any skin prick test (yes vs. no) | 1.918 (1.183–3.109) | Any skin prick test (yes vs. no) | 1.723 (1.172–2.534) |
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