Table VI.

OR and z-statistics for the association of the parameters examined with having asthma in the final (reduced) structural equation model

Parameter	Outcome=Asthma
	OR	[estimated coefficient/standard error of the estimate]
Race
Caucasian	0.94	−0.26
African American	1.56	1.90
Other	Reference
Age (yrs)	0.89	−2.95
Pets in the home
Cat	0.98	−0.12
Dog	0.89	−0.73
Cat and dog	0.80	−1.12
Other pets	Reference
Gender
Male	1.32	2.23
Female	Reference
Obesity measures
Waist circumference (cm)	2.95	3.55
Waist to height ratio	0.69	−1.13*
Conicity index (m/√(kg/m))	0.73	−1.39‡
Atopy index	0.98	−0.31

^*Males (OR=2.43; [estimated coefficient/standard error of the estimate]=2.07)

^‡Females (OR=0.43; [estimated coefficient/standard error of the estimate]= −2.88)