Table 3.

Associations (HR) between individual types of childhood adversities and adult onset asthma*

Childhood adversity	HR	95% CI	Significance
Parents’ divorce	1.11	0.89 to 1.38	0.346
Economical difficulties	1.41	1.17 to 1.70	<0.001
Severe conflicts between parents	1.20	1.00 to 1.45	0.05
Fear of family member	1.21	0.96 to 1.51	0.104
Severe and chronic illness	1.29	1.05 to 1.51	0.013
Alcohol problem	1.19	0.99 to 1.43	0.066

*Adjusted for age, education, marital status and gender.