Table 3.
The risk of asthma in relation to specific IgG antibody levels
| Crude | Adjusted | Adjusted | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases N = 490 % | Controls N = 668 % | OR | 95% CI | OR1 | 95% CI | OR2 | 95% CI | |
| Aspergillus fumigatus | ||||||||
| First quartile | 26·9 | 23·5 | 1·00 | 1·00 | 1·00 | |||
| Second quartile | 25·1 | 25·0 | 0·88 | 0·63–1·22 | 0·82 | 0·58–1·16 | 0·83 | 0·56–1·22 |
| Third quartile | 23·1 | 26·2 | 0·77 | 0·55–1·07 | 0·71 | 0·50–1·00 | 0·73 | 0·48–1·10 |
| Fourth quartile | 24·9 | 25·3 | 0·86 | 0·62–1·19 | 0·72 | 0·50–1·01 | 0·82 | 0·52–1·29 |
| Aspergillus versicolor | ||||||||
| First quartile | 25·9 | 24·2 | 1·00 | 1·00 | 1·00 | |||
| Second quartile | 26·3 | 24·1 | 1·02 | 0·74–1·42 | 1·01 | 0·71–1·42 | 1·22 | 0·81–1·84 |
| Third quartile | 23·1 | 25·8 | 0·84 | 0·60–1·17 | 0·77 | 0·54–1·10 | 1·01 | 0·64–1·59 |
| Fourth quartile | 24·7 | 25·9 | 0·89 | 0·64–1·24 | 0·80 | 0·56–1·13 | 1·05 | 0·65–1·70 |
| Cladosporium cladosporioides | ||||||||
| First quartile | 26·5 | 23·8 | 1·00 | 1·00 | 1·00 | |||
| Second quartile | 25·1 | 25·0 | 0·90 | 0·65–1·25 | 0·89 | 0·63–1·26 | 0·95 | 0·66–1·38 |
| Third quartile | 23·1 | 26·0 | 0·79 | 0·57–1·11 | 0·80 | 0·56–1·13 | 0·86 | 0·58–1·26 |
| Fourth quartile | 25·3 | 25·2 | 0·90 | 0·65–1·25 | 0·76 | 0·54–1·09 | 0·86 | 0·56–1·31 |
| Fusarium oxysporum | ||||||||
| First quartile | 25·1 | 24·7 | 1·00 | 1·00 | 1·00 | |||
| Second quartile | 22·1 | 27·4 | 0·79 | 0·57–1·11 | 0·80 | 0·56–1·13 | 0·84 | 0·58–1·20 |
| Third quartile | 26·3 | 24·0 | 1·08 | 0·78–1·50 | 1·07 | 0·76–1·52 | 1·17 | 0·82–1·68 |
| Fourth quartile | 26·5 | 23·9 | 1·09 | 0·78–1·52 | 1·08 | 0·77–1·53 | 1·18 | 0·82–1·70 |
| Sporobolomyces salmonicolor | ||||||||
| First quartile | 25·3 | 24·7 | 1·00 | 1·00 | 1·00 | |||
| Second quartile | 25·5 | 24·7 | 1·01 | 0·73–1·40 | 0·95 | 0·67–1·34 | 0·98 | 0·68–1·43 |
| Third quartile | 24·7 | 25·1 | 0·96 | 0·69–1·33 | 0·95 | 0·67–1·34 | 1·03 | 0·70–1·53 |
| Fourth quartile | 24·5 | 25·5 | 0·94 | 0·68–1·31 | 0·89 | 0·63–1·26 | 1·00 | 0·64–1·58 |
| Stachybotrys chartarum | ||||||||
| First quartile | 27·3 | 23·2 | 1·00 | 1·00 | 1·00 | |||
| Second quartile | 23·7 | 25·8 | 0·78 | 0·56–1·09 | 0·77 | 0·54–1·08 | 0·80 | 0·55–1·16 |
| Third quartile | 24·3 | 25·8 | 0·80 | 0·58–1·11 | 0·76 | 0·54–1·08 | 0·76 | 0·51–1·12 |
| Fourth quartile | 24·7 | 25·2 | 0·83 | 0·60–1·15 | 0·77 | 0·54–1·08 | 0·81 | 0·52–1·27 |
| Streptomyces albus | ||||||||
| First quartile | 28·4 | 22·5 | 1·00 | 1·00 | 1·00 | |||
| Second quartile | 24·3 | 25·6 | 0·75 | 0·54–1·04 | 0·72 | 0·51–1·01 | 0·71 | 0·49–1·02 |
| Third quartile | 24·3 | 25·4 | 0·76 | 0·54–1·05 | 0·71 | 0·50–1·00 | 0·69 | 0·48–1·01 |
| Fourth quartile | 23·0 | 26·5 | 0·69 | 0·50–0·96 | 0·63 | 0·44–0·89 | 0·64 | 0·43–0·95 |
| Trichoderma citrinoviride | ||||||||
| First quartile | 23·0 | 26·4 | 1·00 | 1·00 | 1·00 | |||
| Second quartile | 27·8 | 23·0 | 1·38 | 0·99–1·91 | 1·39 | 0·98–1·96 | 1·62 | 1·12–2·35 |
| Third quartile | 25·7 | 24·4 | 1·20 | 0·86–1·68 | 1·26 | 0·89–1·78 | 1·59 | 1·07–2·34 |
| Fourth quartile | 23·5 | 26·2 | 1·02 | 0·73–1·43 | 1·06 | 0·74–1·50 | 1·38 | 0·90–2·12 |
1
Adjusted for sex, age, parental atopy, education, smoking, environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), pets, occupational exposures, working indoors.
2
Adjusted for sex, age, parental atopy, education, smoking, ETS, pets, occupational exposures, working indoors and other specific IgGs.