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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Asthma. 2011 Oct 25;48(10):1022–1031. doi: 10.3109/02770903.2011.626482

Table 5.

Generalized estimating equation results predicting whether provider includes child input into the asthma management regimen (N=296)

Independent Variables Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)
Child’s severity of asthma- moderate severe 0.85 (0.23, 3.10)
Years living with asthma 1.03 (0.90, 1.19)
Taking a controller medication 0.97 (0.30, 3.20)
Child age in years 1.15 (0.86, 1.53)
Child gender- female 0.84 (0.20, 3.46)
Child race- White 2.34 (0.86, 6.37)
How well child feels provider knows them as a person 0.77 (0.36, 1.66)
Caregiver gender- female 0.19 (0.06, 0.57)**
Caregiver years of education 1.01 (0.87, 1.18)
Provider gender- female 0.65 (0.15, 2.77)
Provider race- White 0.26 (0.06, 1.13)
Provider age 0.95 (0.88, 1.03)
Length of visit 1.00 (1.00, 1.00)
Did the child ask any asthma management questions 1.11 (0.18, 6.94)
Number of caregiver asthma management questions 1.20 (0.85, 1.71)
**

p < 0.01