Table 2 Lifetime prevalence of allergic diseases among fathers
Age at delivery | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total(n = 49991)* | <25(n = 3122) | 25-30(n = 11209) | 30-35(n = 16557) | > = 35(n = 19103) | ||||||
N | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Allergic diseases | 21407 | 42.8 | 1243 | 39.8 | 5011 | 44.7 | 7440 | 44.9 | 7713 | 40.4 |
Asthma | 5406 | 10.8 | 428 | 13.7 | 1333 | 11.9 | 1881 | 11.4 | 1764 | 9.2 |
Allergic rhinitis, hey fever | 15129 | 30.3 | 773 | 24.8 | 3434 | 30.6 | 5231 | 31.6 | 5691 | 29.8 |
Allergic conjunctivitis | 2136 | 4.3 | 99 | 3.2 | 514 | 4.6 | 823 | 5.0 | 700 | 3.7 |
Atopic dermatitis | 5586 | 11.2 | 382 | 12.2 | 1447 | 12.9 | 2110 | 12.7 | 1647 | 8.6 |
Food allergy | 1648 | 3.3 | 128 | 4.1 | 460 | 4.1 | 543 | 3.3 | 517 | 2.7 |
Drug allergy | 440 | 0.9 | 15 | 0.5 | 93 | 0.8 | 156 | 0.9 | 176 | 0.9 |
Contact dermatitis | 270 | 0.5 | 9 | 0.3 | 53 | 0.5 | 100 | 0.6 | 108 | 0.6 |