Table 4.
Sensitivity analysis of the association between population subgroup and pediatric chronic disease (asthma and AD) according to birth weight
| Adjusted modela | |
|---|---|
| Asthma | |
| NBW group | Reference |
| LBW group | 1.17 (1.14–1.20) |
| ELBW group | 1.43 (1.32–1.55) |
| Early asthma | |
| NBW group | Reference |
| LBW group | 1.06 (0.99–1.12) |
| ELBW group | 0.99 (0.80–1.24) |
| Severe asthma | |
| NBW group | Reference |
| LBW group | 1.39 (1.26–1.52) |
| ELBW group | 2.28 (1.74–3.00) |
| AD | |
| NBW group | Reference |
| LBW group | 0.89 (0.87–0.91) |
| ELBW group | 0.77 (0.71–0.84) |
| Early AD | |
| NBW group | Reference |
| LBW group | 0.84 (0.82–0.87) |
| ELBW group | 0.76 (0.68–0.85) |
| Severe AD | |
| NBW group | Reference |
| LBW group | 0.87 (0.83–0.90) |
| ELBW group | 0.52 (0.43–0.64) |
Abbreviations: FT, full term; LBW, low birth weight; ELBW, extremely low birth weight; NBW, normal birth weight; AD, atopic dermatitis
aAdjusted for RDS, BPD, and pulmonary hypertension for asthma and adjusted for allergic proctocolitis for AD