Table 2 Comparisons of exogenous factors between the group with a 1-year prevalence of hand eczema in 2008 (Group HX), and the group reporting never having had hand eczema (Group NoHX)
From: Prevalence, incidence and predictive factors for hand eczema in young adults – a follow-up study
Group HX | Group NoHX | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean, Median, (Q1 – Q3) | Mean, Median, (Q1 – Q3) | |||||
Females | Males | Total | Females | Males | Total | |
Number of persons in the household, yourself included (n = 1254) | 3.0, 3, (2 – 4) a>, c> | 2.5, 2, (2 – 3) | 2.8, 3, (2 – 4) b> | 2.7, 3, (2 – 4) c> | 2.4, 2, (1 – 3) | 2.6, 2, (2 – 4) |
Number of children below 4 years of age (n = 1191) | 0.8, 1, (0 – 1) c> | 0.5, 0, (0 – 1) | 0.7, 1, (0 – 1) | 0.7, 0, (0 – 1) c> | 0.6, 0, (0 – 1) | 0.6, 0, (0 – 1) |
Hours a day taking care of children 0 – 4 y (n = 1165) | 5.3, 3, (0 – 8) c> | 1.6, 0, (0 – 3) | 4.3, 1, (0 – 6) b> | 5.1, 0, (0 – 6) c> | 2.0, 0, (0 – 3) | 3.6, 0, (0 – 5) |
Hours a day cooking (n = 1245) | 1.3, 1, (1 – 1.5) c> | 1.2, 1, (1 – 1) | 1.2, 1, (1 – 1) b> | 1.3, 1, (1 – 1.5) c> | 1.0, 1, (0.5 – 1) | 1.1, 1, (1 – 1) |
Hours a day cleaning/making laundry (n = 1236) | 1.3, 1, (1 – 2) a>, c> | 0.7, 1, (0.3 – 1) | 1.2, 1, (1 –1) b> | 1.1, 1, (1 – 1) c> | 0.7, 1, (0.2 – 1) | 0.9, 1, (0.5 – 1) |
Number of times a day washing hands at home (n = 1241) | 8.8, 7, (5 – 10) a>, c> | 4.4, 3.5, (3 - 5) | 7.6, 6, (4 – 10) b> | 7.2, 5, (4 – 10) c> | 4.4, 4, (3 – 5) | 5.9, 5, (3 – 7) |
Number of times a day washing hands at work (n = 1193) | 9.2, 6, (4 – 10) a>, c> | 6.2, 3.5, (3 - 8) a> | 8.3, 5, (3 – 10) b> | 7.5, 5, (3 – 10) c> | 4.5, 3, (2 – 5) | 6.0, 4, (3 – 6) |
Number of times a day washing hands, at home and at work (n = 1189) | 17.4, 13.3, (10–20)a>, c> | 10.6, 8 (5.8 - 14) | 15.4, 12, (8 –17.8) b> | 14.5, 11, (8 – 15) c> | 8.8, 7 (5 – 10) | 11.7, 9, (6 – 14) |
If smoking; number of cigarettes a day (n = 112) | 9.6, 8, (3.5 – 15) | 7.3, 5, (2 – 15) | 9.3, 8,(3.3 – 15) | 6.5, 5, (2 - 10) | 7.6, 5.5, (2 – 11.5) | 7.1, 5, (2 – 10) |
If using protective gloves at work: hours a day using them (n = 398) | 2.8, 2, (1 – 3) c< | 3.5, 3, (1.5 – 5.5) | 2.9, 2, (1 – 4) | 2.3, 2, (1 - 3) | 3.8, 2, (1 – 6) | 3.1, 2, (1 – 4) |
Number of working hours at ordinary work (n = 1212) | 35.6, 40, (30 – 40) c< | 41.7, 40, (40 – 45) | 37.3, 40, (34 – 40) b< | 36.7, 40, (34 - 40) | 41.9, 40, (40 – 45) | 39.2, 40, (38 – 40) |
Number of working hours at additional work (n = 107) | 4.7, 3, (2 – 7.3) | 11.2, 12.5(1.5 -20) | 6.1, 3.5, (2 – 8) | 10.4, 5, (2 – 12) | 9.0, 6, (3 – 10) | 9.6, 5, (3 – 10) |
Number of working hours at ordinary and additional work (n = 101) | 39.8, 41, (30 – 48) c< | 51.0, 56,(41–59) | 42.0, 42.5,(31-51) | 44.3, 43 (39 – 50) | 50.6, 50, (44 – 55) | 47.9, 46, (41 – 53) |
Hours a week gardening (during summer season). (n = 1201) | 2.3, 1, (0 – 3) | 2.5, 1, (0 – 3) | 2.4, 1, (0 – 3) | 2.5, 1, (0 – 3) | 2.7, 1, (0 – 3) | 2.6, 1, (0 – 3) |
Hours a week repairing cars/engines (n = 1168) | 0.2, 0, (0 – 0) c< | 2.9, 0, (0 – 1) | 1.0, 0, (0 – 0) | 0.1, 0, (0 – 0) | 1.5, 0, (0 – 1) | 0.8, 0, (0 – 0) |
Hours a week doing building work, restoration (n = 1179) | 2.4, 0, (0 – 1) c< | 3.6, 1, (0 – 3) | 2.7, 0, (0 – 2) | 2.4, 0, (0 – 1) c< | 5.1, 1, (0 – 4.75) | 3.8, 0, (0 – 2) |
Hours a week doing sports/athletics (n = 1184) | 4.4, 2, (1 – 4) | 3.3, 2, (1 – 4) | 4.1, 2, (1 – 4) | 4.0, 2, (1 – 5) | 4.2, 2, (1 – 4) | 4.1, 2, (1 – 4) |
Hours a week doing hobbies (n = 979) | 4.3, 2, (0 – 5) c< | 4.6, 2, (0 – 4.5) | 4.4, 2, (0 – 5) | 3.4, 2, (0 – 4.5) | 5.2, 2, (0 – 5) | 4.3, 2, (0 – 5) |