RURALa | URBAN | ||||||
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Low SES (FAS 0–1) | Medium SES (FAS 2–3) | Tot | Low SES (FAS 0–1) | Medium SES (FAS 2–3) | High SES (FAS ≥ 4) | Tot | |
Subjects, n (% of tot) | 113 (80) | 29 (20) | 142 | 81 (40) | 61 (30) | 62 (30) | 204 |
Age, yr ± SD | 9.3 ± 1.9 | 9.7 ± 2.4 | 9.4 ± 2.0 | 10.3 ± 2.2 | 9.4 ± 1.7 | 9.4 ± 1.7 | 9.8 ± 2.0 |
Height z-score ± SD | -1.56 ± 0.97 | -1.23 ± 1.16 | -1.50 ± 1.0 | -1.24 ± 1.42 | 0.19 ± 1.53 | 1.03 ± 1.02 | -0.12 ± 1.66 |
BMI z-score ± SD | -0.93 ± 0.90 | -0.74 ± 0.85 | -0.90 ± 0.9 | -1.20 ± 1.40 | -0.37 ± 1.43 | 0.70 ± 1.34 | -0.37 ± 1.60 |
House dust mite SPT positivityb n (% of pupils in the SES group) | 4 (3.5%) | 0 | 4 (2.8%) | 7 (8.6%) | 8 (13.1%) | 17 (27.4%)c | 32 (15.6%) |