Table II.
≥1 positive allergen- specific IgE | Doctor diagnosis of hay fever/nasal allergies/allergic rhinitis | Doctor diagnosis of asthma | Doctor diagnosis of eczema | |
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N | ||||
Odds Ratio for Race (95% CI) | 2.48 (1.80, 3.42)* | 0.88 (0.58, 1.34) | 1.55 (1.03, 2.33)* | 1.62 (1.06, 2.48)* |
Odds Ratio (95% CI) for race adjusting for each of the following individually: | ||||
Number of prior pregnancies | 2.64 (1.91, 3.66)* | 0.87 (0.57, 1.33 | 1.56 (1.03, 2.36)* | 1.53 (1.00, 2.36)* |
Report of household income | 2.69 (1.92, 3.77)* | 0.94 (0.61, 1.46) | 1.41 (0.92, 2.16) | 1.79 (1.15, 2.78)* |
Maternal education | 2.59 (1.85, 3.62)* | 1.04 (0.67, 1.62) | 1.46 (0.95, 2.23) | 1.71 (1.10, 2.66)* |
Make monthly mortgage or rental payments | 2.39 (1.74, 3.31)* | 0.84 (0.54, 1.27) | 1.52 (1.01, 2.31)* | 1.70 (1.11, 2.61)* |
Prenatal indoor pet(s) | 2.61 (1.85, 3.69)* | 0.88 (0.56, 1.38) | 1.56 (1.01, 2.42)* | 1.67 (1.06, 2.63)* |
Mother was married or living as married during pregnancy | 2.46 (1.75, 3.47)* | 1.00 (0.64, 1.56) | 1.24 (0.79, 1.92) | 1.62 (1.03, 2.55)* |
Women smoked | 2.48 (1.80, 3.41)* | 0.87 (0.57, 1.32) | 1.56 (1.04, 2.36)* | 1.62 (1.06, 2.47)* |
Home is in urban setting | 2.41 (1.63, 3.56)* | 0.97 (0.58, 1.62) | 1.38 (0.84, 2.26) | 1.70 (1.02, 2.81)* |
Maternal age at enrollment | 2.45 (1.77, 3.39)* | 0.94 (0.61, 1.43) | 1.49 (0.98, 2.26) | 1.66 (1.08, 2.56)* |
Odds Ratio for Race (95% CI) adjusted for above variables † | 2.59 (1.67, 4.03)* | 1.02 (0.58, 1.82) | 1.14 (0.66, 1.97) | 1.73 (0.99, 3.04) |
For women who had dust samples: | ||||
Endotoxin N=583 | 2.61 (1.83, 3.74)* | 0.81 (0.51, 1.28) | 1.18 (0.76, 1.84) | 1.79 (1.11, 2.89)* |
Dog allergen N=611 | 2.78 (1.93, 4.02)* | 0.80 (0.50, 1.28) | 1.14 (0.73, 1.80) | 1.74 (1.06, 2.84)* |
Cat allergen N=610 | 3.07 (2.08, 4.53)* | 0.90 (0.55, 1.47) | 1.38 (0.86, 2.23) | 1.93 (1.15, 3.24)* |
Cockroach allergen N=604 | 2.83 (1.98, 4.05)* | 0.80 (0.51, 1.26) | 1.24 (0.80, 1.93) | 1.77 (1.09, 2.86)* |
Odds Ratio for Race (95% CI) adjusted for all variables including dust‡ N=564 | 3.35 (1.96, 5.73)* | 1.20 (0.62, 2.34) | 1.16 (0.61, 2.21) | 2.31 (1.18, 4.55)* |
P<0.05
Variables are: Number of prior pregnancies, income, education, rental/mortgage payments, pets in the home during pregnancy, whether the mother was married or living as married during pregnancy, woman was a smoker, urban residence and maternal age at enrollment.
Variables are: Number of prior pregnancies, income, education, rental/mortgage payments, pets in the home during pregnancy, whether the mother was married or living as married during pregnancy, woman was a smoker, urban residence and maternal age at enrollment. Models also adjusted for levels of endotoxin and dog, cat and cockroach allergen from home samples.