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Table 5 Association between frequency of annual medical visit due to allergic disease and risk for juvenile idiopathic arthritisa

From: Epidemiology and risk of juvenile idiopathic arthritis among children with allergic diseases: a nationwide population-based study

Frequency

None

≤2

>2

P for trend

aOR (95 % CI)

aOR (95 % CI)

aOR (95 % CI)

Allergic diseases

AC

1.00 (Reference)

1.12 (0.74, 1.72)

1.52 (0.81, 2.89)

0.20

AR

1.00 (Reference)

1.41 (0.93, 2.12)

2.27 (1.42, 3.63)*

<0.01

Asthma

1.00 (Reference)

1.45 (0.87, 2.39)

2.05 (1.07, 3.95)*

<0.01

AD

1.00 (Reference)

1.42 (0.74, 2.73)

3.89 (1.19, 12.7)*

0.02

  1. Abbreviations: AC allergic conjunctivitis, AR allergic rhinitis, AD atopic dermatitis, aOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. aEstimates from multiple logistic regression models adjusted for sex and age
  3. *P < 0.001