Table 3.
Factors Associated with Self-reported VGDF Discordance, Over-Reporting and Under-Reporting in 199 Subjects with the Same Job in Both Waves
| Discordant VGDF |
Over-Report VGDF * |
Under-Report VDGF ** |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 199 | N = 49/182 | n = 17/150 | ||||
| Factors | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI |
| Age, per 10 years | 2.2 | 1.4, 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.7, 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.4, 1.5 |
| Female | 2.5 | 1.2, 5.5 | 0.9 | 0.4, 1.9 | 2.4 | 0.7, 8.8 |
| White, non-Hispanic | 0.6 | 0.3, 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.4, 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.3, 3.2 |
| High School Graduate or less | 0.6 | 0.2, 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.1, 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.0, 2.6 |
| Never Smoked v. Ever Smoked | 0.8 | 0.4, 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.3, 1.5 | 2.2 | 0.6, 8.8 |
| Selected trades† v. all others | 1.1 | 0.4, 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.1, 1.1 | 4.0 | 1.2, 13.5 |
| Disease Status | ||||||
| Asthma with Rhinitis (referent) | 1.0 | -- | 1.0 | -- | 1.0 | -- |
| Asthma Only | 0.8 | 0.3, 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.2, 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.3, 4.7 |
| Rhinitis Only | 3.6 | 1.4, 9.0 | 3.9 | 1.6, 9.4 | 0.6 | 0.1, 5.3 |
Over-report = Self-reported VGDF, JEM classification low. Excludes 17 subjects who under-reported VGDF.
Under-report = No self-reported VGDF, JEM classification is moderate/high. Excludes 49 subjects who over reported VGDF exposure.
Selected trades = Technician, service, manufacturing, construction, agriculture.