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Table 1 Frequencies and completeness of diagnoses in groups

From: Validity of information on atopic disease and other illness in young children reported by parents in a prospective birth cohort study

 

COPSAC (n)

Missed events

Total (N)

Completeness (n/N)

Atopic disease (Ever)

172

0

172

1.00

 Asthma

48

0

48

1.00 [0.94, 1.00]*

 Atopic dermatitis

113

0

113

1.00 [0.97, 1.00]*

 Allergic rhinitis

11

0

11

1.00 [0.76, 1.00]*

Airway related disease

3104

154

3258

0.95 [0.94, 0.96]**

 Common cold

1690

61

1751

0.97

 Otitis media

587

44

631

0.93

 Pneumonia

264

11

275

0.96

 Cough

208

23

231

0.90

 Tonsilitis

130

10

140

0.93

 Tubulation

106

1

107

0.99

 Croup

85

4

89

0.96

 RS-virus

33

0

33

1.00

 Pertussis

1

0

1

1.00

Skin related disease

878

49

927

0.95 [0.93, 0.96]**

 Dermatitis

438

13

451

0.97

 Dry skin

166

0

166

1.00

 Erythema

96

13

109

0.88

 Nappy dermatitis

93

7

100

0.93

 Impetigo

41

6

47

0.87

 Urticaria

32

8

40

0.80

 Herpes infection

12

2

14

0.86

Childhood infections

969

88

1057

0.92 [0.89, 0.94]**

 Fever

684

81

765

0.89

 Chicken pox

110

1

111

0.99

 3-day fever

72

6

78

0.92

 Influenza

63

0

63

1.00

 Fever cramps

25

0

25

1.00

 Erythema infectiosum

8

0

8

1.00

 Scarlet fever

7

0

7

1.00

Other illness

1010

295

1305

0.77 [0.74, 0.80]**

 Diarrhea and Vomiting

417

62

479

0.87

 Conjunctivitis

252

114

366

0.69

 Candidiasis

68

31

99

0.69

 Constipation

28

10

38

0.74

 Minor trauma

18

37

55

0.33

 Adenectomy

14

0

14

1.00

 Insect bite

11

5

16

0.69

 Urinary Tract infection

10

1

11

0.91

 Molluscs

9

2

11

0.82

 Abscess

6

2

8

0.75

 Mononucleosis

3

0

3

1.00

 Septicaemia

3

0

3

1.00

 Burn

2

6

8

0.25

 Other, non-infectious events

169

25

194

0.87

Total

6134

586

6719

0.91 [0.90,0.92]**

  1. * Exact one-sided lower 95% confidence interval.
  2. ** Two-sided 95% confidence interval.