TABLE 3.

Relationships between pet exposure at birth and pet sensitization at any point during the first 6 years of life with asthma and rhinitis prevalence at 6 years of age.

				P-value
dog in home at birth	sensitized to dog, first 6 years of life	n	asthma year 6	dog in home	sensitization to dog
No	No	134	24%
Yes	No	78	15%	0.05 †	<0.0001 *
No	Yes	33	70%
Yes	Yes	13	46%
				P-value
dog in home at birth	sensitized to dog, first 6 years of life	n	rhinitis year 6	dog in home	sensitization to dog
No	No	131	47%
Yes	No	76	29%	0.03 ‡	0.0003 **
No	Yes	33	70%
Yes	Yes	13	77%
				P-value
cat in home at birth	sensitized to cat, first 6 years of life	n	asthma year 6	cat in home	sensitization to cat
No	No	153	23%
Yes	No	59	20%	0.64	<0.0001*
No	Yes	30	57%
Yes	Yes	17	53%
				P-value
cat in home at birth	sensitized to cat, first 6 years of life	n	rhinitis year 6	cat in home	sensitization to cat
No	No	149	41%
Yes	No	57	39%	0.73	0.0003**
No	Yes	31	71%
Yes	Yes	16	69%

^*Associated with increased asthma

^†associated with decreased asthma

^**associated with increased rhinitis

^‡associated with decreased rhinitis