Table 3.
Multivariate-Adjusted Model: Association of Ever Use of Acetaminophen During First and Third Trimesters of Pregnancy and Asthma*†
Adjusted OR |
95% CI | |
---|---|---|
Ever use of acetaminophen during first and third trimesters | ||
No | Ref | |
Yes | 0.76 | 0.53–1.10 |
Child’s ethnicity | ||
White or Asian | Ref | |
African American | 1.92 | 1.07–3.44 |
Hispanic | 2.84 | 1.80–4.48 |
Biracial | 2.32 | 1.31–4.10 |
Mother had physician-diagnosed asthma | ||
No | Ref | |
Yes | 2.05 | 1.34–2.72 |
Child ever had sneezing or runny nose | ||
No | Ref | |
Yes | 3.23 | 2.28–4.60 |
Child had itchy rash | ||
No | Ref | |
Yes | 2.11 | 1.49–3.00 |
Kept pets inside home at sixth year | ||
No | Ref | |
Yes | 0.69 | 0.49–0.98 |
OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; Ref, referent.
Definition of asthma: diagnosis of asthma and wheezing during sixth year (±3 months) of life.
See † footnote in Table 1.