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. 2004 Apr;94(4):657–662. doi: 10.2105/ajph.94.4.657

TABLE 2—

Adjusted ORs for Respiratory Symptoms and Housing Conditions

Building Age (> 40 y vs ≤ 10 y) OR (95% CI) Building Material (Concrete vs Wood) OR (95% CI) Density of Children (4th vs 1st Quartile) OR (95% CI) Area of Residence (> 60 m2 vs < 25 m2) OR (95% CI) Traffic Near Apartment (Medium vs None) OR (95% CI) Cooking Fuel (Gas vs No Gas) OR (95% CI)
Current doctor-diagnosed asthma 1.59 (0.75, 3.33) 1.28 (0.46, 3.62) 1.40 (0.50, 3.86) 0.60 (0.24, 1.48) 0.89 (0.41, 1.91) 2.28 (1.04, 5.01)
Current wheeze 1.37 (1.04, 1.80) 1.00 (0.72, 1.38) 1.34 (0.92, 1.96) 0.99 (0.71, 1.37) 1.22 (0.94, 1.57) 1.06 (0.86, 1.31)
Current asthma-like symptoms 1.41 (1.04, 1.92) 1.08 (0.74, 1.56) 1.31 (0.82, 2.09) 1.16 (0.86, 1.69) 1.28 (0.96, 1.69) 1.19 (0.94, 1.52)
Persistent cough 1.78 (1.12, 2.60) 1.24 (0.73, 2.10) 2.55 (1.44, 4.51) 0.48 (0.30, 0.79) 2.27 (1.64, 3.14) 1.19 (0.85, 1.65)
Persistent phlegm 1.83 (0.83, 4.06) 0.69 (0.30, 1.57) 3.49 (1.29, 9.47) 0.27 (0.11, 0.72) 2.21 (1.20, 4.06) 0.85 (0.48, 1.53)
Current dry cough 1.16 (0.91, 1.48) 1.13 (0.83, 1.54) 1.84 (1.31, 2.57 0.54 (0.40, 0.72) 1.30 (1.04, 1.63) 1.04 (0.86, 1.25)
Persistent dry cough 1.65 (0.98, 2.78) 1.40 (0.70, 2.79) 2.08 (1.03, 4.17) 0.66 (0.36, 1.19) 2.46 (1.66, 3.62) 1.31 (0.86, 1.99)
Current upper respiratory infection 1.02 (0.82, 1.27) 0.94 (0.72, 1.23) 1.28 (0.95, 1.72) 0.90 (0.68, 1.17) 1.02 (0.83, 1.25) 0.91 (0.77, 1.08)
Current bronchitis 1.24 (0.90, 1.73) 0.98 (0.66, 1.45) 1.31 (0.82, 2.08) 0.93 (0.60, 1.44) 1.19 (0.87, 1.61) 1.13 (0.87, 1.47)
Any allergy 0.89 (0.74, 1.08) 1.34 (1.05, 1.72) 0.87 (0.66, 1.14) 1.04 (0.81, 1.32) 1.09 (0.91, 1.32) 1.06 (0.92, 1.23)
Respiratory allergy 0.97 (0.69, 1.36) 2.61 (1.45, 4.72) 1.23 (0.78, 1.93) 0.99 (0.65, 1.52) 1.41 (1.04, 1.90) 1.08 (0.83, 1.40)
Eye irritation 0.93 (0.74, 1.16) 1.20 (0.91, 1.60) 0.91 (0.67, 1.25) 0.76 (0.58, 0.99) 1.31 (1.06, 1.61) 0.98 (0.83, 1.16)

Note. OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.