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Table 3 Logistic regression analyses of associations between viral infections and skin prick test reactivity (SPT) for at least one aeroallergen

From: Chronic virus infections supress atopy but not asthma in a set of children from a large latin american city: a cross-section study

Infection by

N = 1296

SPT ≥0.3 mm

 

n = 391 (30.2%)

 

n (%)/N

OR (95% C.I.)

  

Crude

Adjusted*

HSV

   

   Negative

206 (35.3)/584

**1

1

   Positive

185 (26.0)/712

0.64 (0.51; 0.82)

0.66 (0.51; 0.84)

VZV

   

   Negative

220 (31.1)/708

1

1

   Positive

171 (29.1)/588

0.91 (0.72; 1.15)

0.89 (0.70; 1.14)

EBV

   

   Negative

58 (39.5)/147

1

1

   Positive

333 (29.0)/1149

0.63 (0.44; 0.89)

0.69 (0.48; 0.99)

HAV

   

   Negative

326 (30.4)/1072

1

1

   Positive

65 (29.0)/224

0.94 (0.68; 1.28)

1.01 (0.73; 1.40)

  1. *Adjusted for gender and age. **Bold values are statistically significant (p < 0.05).