Table 1 Characteristics of overall, children who had consultation, and children diagnosed with each disease
Character | Category | Total participants (N = 573) N (%) | Having medical consultation (n = 478) n, % for N | Asthma (n = 146) n, % for N | Allergic rhinitis (n = 185) n, % for N | Dermatitis and eczema (n = 108) n, % for N | Dental diseases (n = 181) n, % for N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | Mean (SD) | 9.7 (4.3) | 9.4 (4.2) | 8.3 (4.2) | 9.5 (4.0) | 7.8 (4.7) | 9.5 (3.7) |
Sex | |||||||
| Â | Girl | 283 (49.4) | 225, 79.5% | 67, 23.7% | 82, 29.0% | 47, 16.6% | 93, 32.9% |
Boy | 290 (50.6) | 253, 87.2% | 79, 27.2% | 103, 35.5% | 61, 21.0% | 88, 30.3% | |
Presence of siblings | |||||||
| Â | Only child | 207 (36.1) | 179, 86.5% | 56, 27.1% | 72, 34.8% | 43, 20.8% | 72, 34.8% |
Have siblings | 366 (63.9) | 299, 81.7% | 90, 24.6% | 113, 30.9% | 65, 17.8% | 109, 29.8% | |
Single-parenthood | |||||||
| Â | No | 190 (33.2) | 154, 81.1% | 35, 18.4% | 48, 25.3% | 25, 13.2% | 40, 21.1% |
Yes | 383 (66.8) | 324, 84.6% | 111, 29.0% | 137, 35.8% | 83, 21.7% | 141, 36.8% | |
Parent’s work | |||||||
| Â | No | 268 (46.8) | 225, 84.0% | 81, 30.2% | 95, 35.4% | 57, 21.3% | 90, 33.6% |
Yes | 305 (53.2) | 253, 83.0% | 65, 21.3% | 90, 29.5% | 51, 16.7% | 91, 29.8% | |
Nationality | |||||||
| Â | Japanese | 534 (93.2) | 449, 84.1% | 140, 26.2% | 175, 32.8% | 102, 19.1% | 162, 30.3% |
Others | 39 (6.8) | 29, 74.4% | 6, 15.4% | 10, 25.6% | 6, 15.4% | 19, 48.7% | |
Municipality | |||||||
| Â | A | 404 (70.5) | 327, 80.9% | 103, 25.5% | 112, 27.7% | 79, 19.6% | 121, 30.0% |
B | 169 (29.5) | 151, 89.3% | 43, 25.4% | 73, 43.2% | 29, 17.2% | 60, 35.5% | |
|  |  | URI (n = 286) n, % for N | Influenza/ pneumonia (n = 219) n, % for N | Intestinal infections (n = 101) n, % for N | Conjunctivitis (n = 102) n, % for N | Injury (n = 50) n, % for N |  |
Age | Mean (SD) | 8.7 (4.4) | 8.6 (4.1) | 8.5 (3.9) | 8.9 (4.1) | 10.9 (2.8) | Â |
Sex | |||||||
| Â | Girl | 149, 52.7% | 99, 35.0% | 42, 14.8% | 49, 17.3% | 19, 6.7% | Â |
Boy | 137, 47.2% | 120, 41.4% | 59, 20.3% | 53, 18.3% | 31, 10.7% | Â | |
Presence of siblings | |||||||
| Â | Only child | 110, 53.1% | 81, 39.1% | 39, 18.8% | 45, 21.7% | 17, 8.2% | Â |
Have siblings | 176, 48.1% | 138, 37.7% | 62, 16.9% | 57, 15.6% | 33, 9.0% | Â | |
Single parenthood | |||||||
| Â | No | 83, 43.7% | 73, 38.4% | 30, 15.8% | 29, 15.3% | 17, 8.9% | Â |
Yes | 203, 53.0% | 146, 38.1% | 71, 18.5% | 73, 19.1% | 33, 8.6% | Â | |
Parent’s work | |||||||
| Â | No | 141, 52.6% | 107, 39.9% | 44, 16.4% | 40, 14.9% | 23, 8.6% | Â |
Yes | 145, 47.5% | 112, 36.7% | 57, 18.7% | 62, 20.3% | 27, 8.9% | Â | |
Nationality | |||||||
| Â | Japanese | 270, 50.6% | 210, 39.3% | 96, 18.0% | 95, 17.8% | 46, 8.6% | Â |
Others | 16, 41.0% | 9, 23.1% | 5, 12.8% | 7, 17.9% | 4, 10.3% | Â | |
Municipality | |||||||
| Â | A | 193, 47.8% | 143, 35.4% | 81, 20.0% | 73, 18.1% | 20, 5.0% | Â |
B | 93, 55.0% | 76, 45.0% | 20, 11.8% | 29, 17.2% | 30, 17.8% | Â | |