n (%)† | OR (95% CI) | |||
Total* | Men | Women | ||
Allergic rhinitis | ||||
During follow-up | n = 4994 | n = 2472 | n = 2522 | |
Never exposed (ref) | 2939 (58.9%) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Ever exposed to: | ||||
High asthma risk agents | ||||
HMW | 525 (15.2%) | 0.91 (0.67 to 1.23) | 0.98 (0.52 to 1.86) | 0.90 (0.64 to 1.26) |
LMW | 719 (19.7%) | 0.99 (0.77 to 1.29) | 1.06 (0.68 to 1.67) | 0.98 (0.71 to 1.36) |
Mixed | 173 (5.6%) | 1.10 (0.67 to 1.81) | 0.77 (0.37 to 1.60) | 1.72 (0.86 to 3.45) |
Low asthma risk agents | 1413 (32.5%) | 1.00 (0.80 to 1.24) | 1.05 (0.78 to 1.41) | 0.95 (0.68 to 1.34) |
Perennial rhinitis | ||||
During follow-up | n = 4853 | n = 2413 | n = 2440 | |
Never exposed (ref) | 2850 (58.7%) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Ever exposed to: | ||||
High asthma risk agents | ||||
HMW | 505 (15.1%) | 1.10 (0.81 to 1.49) | 1.11 (0.62 to 1.96) | 1.12 (0.77 to 1.62) |
LMW | 701 (19.7%) | 1.01 (0.77 to 1.33) | 1.07 (0.71 to 1.63) | 1.02 (0.70 to 1.48) |
Mixed | 171 (5.7%) | 0.91 (0.54 to 1.53) | 0.99 (0.53 to 1.86) | 0.85 (0.32 to 2.23) |
Low asthma risk agents | 1380 (32.6%) | 1.11 (0.89 to 1.39) | 0.94 (0.71 to 1.25) | 1.50 (1.06 to 2.12) |
*OR (95% CI) additionally adjusted for gender.
†Subjects might be categorised in more than one exposure category, therefore, numbers do not add up to 100%.
Odds ratio with 95% CI adjusted for country, age at first survey, smoking, parental allergies and level of education.