Table 3 Association between AMD and overall, specific, and concurrent allergic diseases.
|  | Non-AMD N = 43,644 | AMD N = 10,911 | Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted ORa (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | |||
Men and women combined | ||||
Allergic diseases, overall | 14,619 (33.5) | 4961 (45.5) | 1.66 (1.59–1.73) | 1.54 (1.47–1.61) |
Allergic conjunctivitis | 3817 (8.75) | 1967 (18.0) | 2.29 (2.16–2.43) | 2.07 (1.94–2.20) |
Allergic rhinitis | 8327 (19.1) | 2872 (26.3) | 1.52 (1.44–1.59) | 1.32 (1.25–1.39) |
Asthma | 5909 (13.5) | 1740 (16.0) | 1.21 (1.14–1.28) | 0.99 (0.93–1.06) |
Atopic dermatitis | 1533 (3.51) | 457 (4.19) | 1.20 (1.08–1.34) | 1.04 (0.94–1.17) |
Men | ||||
Allergic diseases, overall | 6706 (30.7) | 2368 (43.3) | 1.73 (1.62–1.83) | 1.60 (1.50–1.70) |
Allergic conjunctivitis | 1246 (5.70) | 745 (13.6) | 2.61 (2.37–2.87) | 2.20 (2.00–2.43) |
Allergic rhinitis | 4032 (18.5) | 1482 (27.1) | 1.64 (1.53–1.76) | 1.40 (1.30–1.51) |
Asthma | 2817 (12.9) | 859 (15.7) | 1.26 (1.16–1.37) | 1.02 (0.94–1.12) |
Atopic dermatitis | 714 (3.27) | 235 (4.30) | 1.33 (1.14–1.55) | 1.13 (0.97–1.32) |
Women | ||||
Allergic diseases, overall | 7913 (36.3) | 2593 (47.6) | 1.60 (1.50–1.70) | 1.48 (1.39–1.58) |
Allergic conjunctivitis | 2571 (11.8) | 1222 (22.5) | 2.17 (2.01–2.34) | 1.98 (1.84–2.14) |
Allergic rhinitis | 4295 (19.7) | 1390 (25.5) | 1.40 (1.30–1.50) | 1.23 (1.14–1.33) |
Asthma | 3092 (14.2) | 881 (16.2) | 1.17 (1.08–1.27) | 0.97 (0.89–1.06) |
Atopic dermatitis | 819 (3.76) | 222 (4.08) | 1.09 (0.94–1.27) | 0.97 (0.83–1.13) |
Concurrent allergic disease | ||||
0 | 29,025 (66.5) | 5950 (54.5) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
1 | 10,352 (23.7) | 3260 (29.9) | 1.54 (1.46–1.61) | 1.54 (1.46–1.61) |
≥ 2 | 4267 (9.78) | 1701 (15.6) | 1.95 (1.83–2.07) | 1.94 (1.82–2.07) |
p for trend |  |  | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
