Table 2.

Association Between Allergic Sensitization and Race

Modeled Outcome Variable	Adjusted Odds Ratio [95% CI]* African American Race
Sensitization to Any Indoor Allergen	1.63 [0.88, 3.02]
Mold mix 2	6.14 [ 1.52, 24.69] †
Cockroach mix	2.67 [1.11, 6.4] †
Dustmite mix	1.15 [0.58, 2.29]
Sensitization to Any Outdoor Allergen	2.96 [1.52, 5.74] ††
Grass mix	3.78 [1.37, 10.51] †
Ragweed mix	2.11 [0.83, 5.38]
Weed mix	3.99 [1.34, 11.9] †
Tree mix 1	1.54 [0.58, 4.13]
Tree mix 2	6.51 [2.57, 16.47] ††
Sensitization to Any allergen	2.17 [1.23, 3.84] ††

^*Caucasian = reference group, model adjusted for age and annual household income. The OR for Mold mix 1 was unable to be calculated because all sensitized subjects were African American.

^†p value < 0.05;

^††p value < 0.01