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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Dec 20.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2013 Aug 20;111(5):10.1016/j.anai.2013.07.023. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2013.07.023

Table 2.

Association between exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and atopic sensitizationa

Blood allergen OR 95% CI AORb 95% CI
Cat 1.29 0.70–2.36 0.72 0.36–1.42
Dog 1.08 0.59–1.97 0.87 0.44–1.69
Dermatophagoides farina 0.79 0.42–1.50 1.40 0.68–2.88
German cockroach 1.38 0.66–2.87 0.84 0.37–1.88
American cockroach 0.62 0.21–1.80 1.87 0.58–6.07
Penicillium chrysogenum 1.32 0.65–2.68 0.76 0.34–1.69
Alternaria alternata 1.58 0.89–2.82 0.46 0.23–0.90
Aspergillus fumigatus 1.54 0.83–2.83 0.56 0.28–1.13
Cladosporium herbarum 1.31 0.66–2.57 0.70 0.33–1.49
Overall atopic status 0.89 0.53–1.51 0.98 0.53–1.79

Abbreviations: AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.

a

OR is not significant for any allergen or for overall atopic status.

b

Adjusted for home dust allergen level and family history.