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. 2008 Dec 15;4(4):144–149. doi: 10.1186/1710-1492-4-4-144

Table 4.

Risk of Peanut Allergy in Siblings of a Peanut-Allergic Child

Risk of Peanut Allergy in Unadjusted Odds Ratio 95% CI Adjusted Odds Ratio 95% CI
Any sibling 7.12 2.18-23.28 6.72* 2.04-22.12
Younger sibling 9.08 1.63-50.40 11.76 2.46-56.27
Older sibling§ 5.92 1.14-30.69 6.31* 1.20-33.23

CI = confidence interval.

*Adjusted for parental history of asthma.

If index child had a peanut allergy, risk of peanut allergy in a younger sibling.

Adjusted for parental history of asthma and physician diagnosis of asthma in index child.

§If older sibling had a peanut allergy, risk of peanut allergy in the index child.