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. 2024 Mar 20;29:189. doi: 10.1186/s40001-024-01793-9

Table 2.

Adjusted hazard ratios of prenatal antibiotics for childhood atopic diseases by Cox regression models*

Variables Asthma Allergic rhinitis Atopic dermatitis
aHR 95%CI aHR 95%CI aHR 95%CI
Antibiotics 1.06 1.05 1.07 1.08 1.07 1.09 1.12 1.11 1.13
Maternal age
 < 25 1.00 1.00 1.00
 25–29 1.13 1.12 1.14 1.27 1.26 1.28 1.17 1.15 1.18
 30–34 1.10 1.09 1.11 1.32 1.31 1.33 1.22 1.20 1.23
 ≥ 35 0.97 0.96 0.99 1.21 1.20 1.23 1.10 1.09 1.12
Mode of delivery
 Cesarean section 1.05 1.04 1.05 1.02 1.02 1.03 1.05 1.04 1.06
Maternal comorbidity
 Diabetes mellitus 1.03 0.98 1.08 1.03 0.99 1.06 1.02 0.98 1.07
 Hypertension 1.02 0.98 1.07 0.93 0.90 0.96 0.99 0.94 1.04
 Hyperlipidemia 1.10 1.06 1.13 1.15 1.12 1.18 1.17 1.13 1.21
Maternal allergic disease
 Asthma 1.58 1.55 1.61 1.18 1.16 1.20 1.18 1.15 1.20
 Allergic rhinitis 1.31 1.30 1.32 1.53 1.52 1.54 1.29 1.28 1.31
 Atopic dermatitis 1.06 1.03 1.08 1.12 1.10 1.14 1.55 1.52 1.59
Pregnancy-related complication
 Anemia 1.02 0.97 1.07 0.98 0.94 1.01 0.96 0.91 1.01
 Gestational diabetes mellitus 0.99 0.97 1.02 1.10 1.08 1.12 1.15 1.12 1.18
 Gestational hypertension 1.06 0.95 1.18 0.97 0.90 1.06 1.02 0.91 1.14
 Pre-eclampsia or eclampsia 0.91 0.84 1.00 1.00 0.94 1.06 1.00 0.91 1.09
 Placenta previa and abruptio placentae 1.10 1.07 1.13 1.08 1.06 1.10 1.08 1.05 1.11
Male gender 1.33 1.32 1.34 1.29 1.29 1.30 1.04 1.03 1.05

aHR adjusted hazard ratio, CI confidence intervals

*Models adjusted for maternal age, mode of delivery, maternal comorbidity, maternal allergic disease, and pregnancy-related complications