Appendix Table 2.
Odds ratios (with 95% confidence intervals) for all the variables included in Model 2 (Table 2)
| Exposure variables | Cockroach | Dust mite | Cat | Mouse | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Age in months | 1.0 | 1.0–1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0–1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0–1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0–1.0 |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Male | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent |
| Female | 0.6 | 0.4–0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3–0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3–0.8 | 0.5 | 1.0–1.0 |
| BMI for age by sex | ||||||||
| <85th percentile | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent |
| 85th–95th percentile | 1.2 | 0.9–1.6 | 1.2 | 0.9–1.6 | 1.1 | 0.8–1.5 | 1.1 | 0.8–1.5 |
| >95th percentile | 1.1 | 0.9–1.4 | 1.1 | 0.9–1.4 | 1.1 | 0.9–1.4 | 1.1 | 1.0–1.4 |
| National Origin | ||||||||
| Mexican | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent |
| Dominican | 2.8 | 1.5–5.2 | 2.8 | 1.5–5.2 | 2.7 | 1.4–5.0 | 2.7 | 1.5–5.1 |
| Puerto Rican | 2.2 | 1.0–4.9 | 2.2 | 1.0–4.9 | 1.9 | 0.8–4.1 | 2.4 | 1.1–5.2 |
| Other/Mixed Hispanic | 2.4 | 1.2–4.6 | 2.4 | 1.2–4.6 | 2.3 | 1.2–4.5 | 2.3 | 1.2–4.4 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 2.9 | 1.3–6.2 | 2.7 | 1.2–5.8 | 2.5 | 1.1–5.5 | 2.6 | 1.2–5.7 |
| Other/Unknown | 7.9 | 2.0–31.7 | 7.1 | 1.8–28.1 | 6.8 | 1.6–27.7 | 7.2 | 1.8–29.2 |
| Smokers in household | ||||||||
| No | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent |
| Yes | 1.5 | 0.9–2.5 | 1.5 | 0.9–2.5 | 1.5 | 0.9–2.5 | 1.5 | 0.9–2.4 |
| Parents with Asthma | ||||||||
| Neither | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent |
| Mother only | 2.1 | 1.0–4.2 | 2.1 | 1.0–4.3 | 2.2 | 1.1–4.5 | 2.0 | 1.0–4.1 |
| Father only | 2.0 | 0.7–5.5 | 2.1 | 0.8–5.7 | 2.5 | 0.9–6.7 | 2.2 | 0.8–5.9 |
| Both | 9.1 | 0.9–90.9 | 10.5 | 1.0–107.9 | 11.1 | 1.1–113.5 | 7.2 | 0.7–70.7 |
| Child has allergy symptoms | ||||||||
| No | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent |
| Yes | 3.6 | 2.2–5.9 | 3.8 | 2.3–6.1 | 3.6 | 2.2–5.8 | 3.5 | 2.2–5.7 |
| Sensitized to cockroach | ||||||||
| No | 1.0 | Referent | ||||||
| Yes | 1.7 | 1.0–3.0 | ||||||
| Sensitized to dust mite | ||||||||
| No | 1.0 | Referent | ||||||
| Yes | 2.3 | 1.2–4.2 | ||||||
| Sensitized to cat | ||||||||
| No | 1.0 | Referent | ||||||
| Yes | 2.6 | 1.1–6.0 | ||||||
| Sensitized to mouse | ||||||||
| No | 1.0 | Referent | ||||||
| Yes | 2.5 | 1.2–5.1 | ||||||
| Sensitized to any of four | ||||||||
| No | ||||||||
| Yes | ||||||||
| Total IgE (IU/ml) | ||||||||
| <125 | ||||||||
| 126–249 | ||||||||
| 250–375 | ||||||||
| >375 | ||||||||
| Any of four | Total IgE Quartiles | None | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Age in months | 1.0 | 1.0–1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0–1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0–1.0 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent |
| Female | 0.6 | 0.4–0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4–0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3–0.8 |
| BMI for age by sex | ||||||
| <85th percentile | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent |
| 85th–95th percentile | 1.1 | 0.9–1.5 | 1.1 | 0.8–1.5 | 1.2 | 0.9–1.6 |
| >95th percentile | 1.1 | 0.9–1.4 | 1.2 | 1.0–1.4 | 1.1 | 1.0–1.4 |
| National Origin | ||||||
| Mexican | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent |
| Dominican | 2.7 | 1.5–5.1 | 2.6 | 1.4–4.9 | 2.7 | 1.4–5.0 |
| Puerto Rican | 2.2 | 1.0–4.7 | 2.2 | 1.0–4.9 | 2.1 | 1.0–4.5 |
| Other/Mixed Hispanic | 2.3 | 1.2–4.4 | 2.4 | 1.2–4.6 | 2.4 | 1.2–4.5 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 2.8 | 1.3–6.0 | 2.4 | 1.1–5.3 | 2.7 | 1.3–5.9 |
| Other/Unknown | 7.5 | 1.9–29.8 | 6.9 | 1.7–28.5 | 7.0 | 1.8–28.1 |
| Smokers in household | ||||||
| No | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent |
| Yes | 1.5 | 0.9–2.5 | 1.5 | 0.9–2.5 | 1.5 | 0.9–2.6 |
| Parents with Asthma | ||||||
| Neither | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent |
| Mother only | 2.0 | 1.0–4.2 | 1.9 | 0.9–3.9 | 2.1 | 1.0–4.3 |
| Father only | 2.1 | 0.8–5.7 | 2.1 | 0.8–5.7 | 2.3 | 0.9–6.4 |
| Both | 8.1 | 0.8–78.9 | 5.8 | 0.6–59.5 | 10.4 | 1.1–102.7 |
| Child has allergy symptoms | ||||||
| No | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent |
| Yes | 3.7 | 2.3–5.9 | 3.7 | 2.2–6.0 | 3.7 | 2.3–6.0 |
| Sensitized to cockroach | ||||||
| No | ||||||
| Yes | ||||||
| Sensitized to dust mite | ||||||
| No | ||||||
| Yes | ||||||
| Sensitized to cat | ||||||
| No | ||||||
| Yes | ||||||
| Sensitized to mouse | ||||||
| No | ||||||
| Yes | ||||||
| Sensitized to any of four | ||||||
| No | 1.0 | Referent | ||||
| Yes | 1.6 | 1.0–2.6 | ||||
| Total IgE (IU/ml) | ||||||
| <125 | 1.0 | Referent | ||||
| 126–249 | 1.4 | 0.7–2.6 | ||||
| 250–375 | 2.4 | 0.9–6.5 | ||||
| >375 | 3.1 | 1.5–6.4 | ||||