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Cats and dogs and the risk of atopy in childhood and adulthood

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1 Cats and dogs and the risk of atopy in childhood and adulthood
Piush J. Mandhane, MD, Malcolm R. Sears, MB, Richie Poulton, PhD, Justina M. Greene, DipCompSys, W.Y. Wendy Lou, PhD, D. Robin Taylor, MD, Robert J. Hancox, MD  Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology  Volume 124, Issue 4, Pages e4 (October 2009) DOI: /j.jaci Copyright © 2009 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 Atopy at age 13 years according to pet ownership by age 9 years. The difference between groups is significant (χ2 [3] = 14.9, P = .002). Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology  , e4DOI: ( /j.jaci ) Copyright © 2009 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Terms and Conditions

3 Fig 2 Atopy at age 32 years according to pet ownership since age 18 years. Analyses are restricted to these who were not atopic at age 13 years. The difference between groups is significant (χ2 [3] = 10.0, P = .019). Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology  , e4DOI: ( /j.jaci ) Copyright © 2009 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Terms and Conditions


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