Table 6 Mean odds ratios (per 10 μg/m3 increase in NO2, from single‐pollutant model), categorised by potential effect modifiers for selected outcomes.
Pet allergy | Hay fever | Itchy rash | Asthma | Bronchitis | |
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Asthmatic status (parent) | |||||
Asthmatic | 1.26 (0.94–1.69) | 1.11 (0.98–1.25) | 1.00 (0.91–1.10) | 1.05 (0.86–1.28) | 1.07 (0.73–1.55) |
Non‐asthmatic | 1.14 (0.93–1.39) | 1.04 (0.92–1.17) | 1.06 (0.96–1.17) | 1.02 (0.95–1.08) | 0.97 (0.89–1.07) |
Sex | |||||
Male | 1.15 (0.96–1.37) | 1.01 (0.89–1.15) | 1.10 (0.98–1.24) | 1.02 (0.91–1.15) | 0.99 (0.90–1.08) |
Female | 1.10 (0.97–1.24) | 1.09 (1.00–1.18) | 0.99 (0.94–1.04)* | 1.03 (0.96–1.11) | 0.99 (0.86–1.13) |
Age (years) | |||||
6–8 | 1.07 (0.96–1.20) | 1.00 (0.93–1.08) | 1.03 (0.99–1.08) | 0.97 (0.91–1.04) | 0.98 (0.84–1.15) |
9–12 | 1.15 (0.96–1.37) | 1.08 (1.01–1.16) | 1.04 (0.94–1.14) | 1.10 (0.96–1.25) | 1.00 (0.91–1.10) |
“H” indicates heterogeneity between study‐specific results (p<0.10).
*Borderline significant effect modification (p<0.10).