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Published in final edited form as: J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2012 Jul 31;130(3):657–662.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2012.06.024

Table II.

Logistic regression analyses (odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals) measuring associations between dependent variables and race (Black versus White) adjusted for covariates.

	≥1 positive allergen- specific IgE	Doctor diagnosis of hay fever/nasal allergies/allergic rhinitis	Doctor diagnosis of asthma	Doctor diagnosis of eczema
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

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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.

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