Table 4.
Association (Odds Ratio, 95% CI) between annual average CO concentrations and asthma attacks among LA FANS participants ages 0–17 years
| Model | Asthmatics w/attacks vs. Asthmatics w/o attacks |
|---|---|
| CO (per 1 ppm) | |
| Crude | 1.57 (0.71–3.48) |
| + age, gender, race/ethnicity | 1.64 (0.76–3.56) |
| + age, gender, race/ethnicity, home ownership | 1.61 (0.74–3.47) |
| + age, gender, race/ethnicity, PCG education | 1.74 (0.80–3.79) |
| + age, gender, race/ethnicity, insurance status | 1.74 (0.77–3.92) |
| + age, gender, race/ethnicity, PCG foreign born | 1.61 (0.76–3.41) |
| + age, gender, race/ethnicity, PCG marital status | 1.72 (0.76–3.75) |
| + age, gender, race/ethnicity, relatives in neighborhood | 1.66 (0.81–3.41) |
| + all variables | 2.33 (1.03–5.25) |
| CO (+all variables) | |
| <25th percentile (0.82 ppm) | 1.00 |
| ≥75th percentile (1.28 ppm) | 1.54 (0.66–3.61) |
| <90th percentile | 1.00 |
| ≥90th percentile (1.77 ppm) | 6.37 (1.86–21.9) |