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. 2013 Dec 2;12:103. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-12-103

Table 3.

FeNO adjusted associations with natural-log-transformed microbial agent concentrations, reported home dampness and pet ownership

 
 
 
Combined (random effects)
 
LISA
PIAMA
INMA
Total
Not reported allergies
Reported allergies
  β (95% CI) β (95% CI) β (95% CI) β (95% CI) β (95% CI) β (95% CI)
Microbial agents concentrations
 
 
 
 
 
Endotoxin (log(EU/mg))
0.01 (-0.11; 0.13)
-0.08 (-0.17; 0.01)
-0.06 (-0.11; 0.00)
-0.05 (-0.10; -0.01)
-0.06 (-0.11; -0.01)
-0.06 (-0.14; 0.03)
EPS (log(U/mg))
-0.03 (-0.16; 0.11)
0.02 (-0.07; 0.11)
0.06 (-0.05; 0.17)
0.02 (-0.04; 0.08)
0.07 (0.00; 0.15)
0.08 (-0.05; 0.20)
Glucan (log(μg/mg))
-0.07 (-0.28; 0.15)
0.02 (-0.10; 0.13)
-
0.00 (-0.10; 0.10)
0.00 (-0.21; 0.21)
0.04 (-0.15; 0.24)
 
GM ratio (95%CI)
GM ratio (95%CI)
GM ratio (95%CI)
GM ratio (95%CI)
GM ratio (95%CI)
GM ratio (95%CI)
Dampness at home
 
 
 
 
 
Never
1
1
1
1
1
1
Ever during the first 2 years of life
1.01 (0.80-1.26)
0.89 (0.73-1.1)
1.03 (0.85-1.24)
0.97 (0.87-1.10)
0.93 (0.81-1.06)
1.14 (0.8-1.63)
Cat ownership
 
 
 
 
 
Never
1
1
1
1
1
1
Ever during the first 2 years of life
0.97 (0.71-1.33)
0.89 (0.70-1.13)
0.83 (0.65-1.06)
0.89 (0.76-1.03)
0.98 (0.78-1.22)
0.72 (0.51-1.04)
Ever after the first 2 years of life
0.87 (0.64-1.19)
0.96 (0.65-1.43)
1.22 (0.88-1.69)
1.01 (0.82-1.24)
1.11 (0.90-1.37)
0.83 (0.52-1.32)
Dog ownership
 
 
 
 
 
Never
1
1
1
1
1
1
Ever during the first 2 years of life
1.04 (0.65-1.68)
0.89 (0.66-1.20)
0.75 (0.62-0.92)
0.82 (0.70-0.96)
0.88 (0.74-1.04)
0.69 (0.51-0.94)
Ever after the first 2 years of life 0.83 (0.57-1.21) 1.18 (0.80-1.76) 1.00 (0.75-1.33) 0.99 (0.81-1.21) 1.02 (0.82-1.27) 1.28 (0.5-3.29)

Adjusted for sex, age of FeNO measurement, asthma, reported allergies, parental smoking at the moment of the FeNO measurement, and parental education. Models including endotoxin, EPS and glucan measurements were additionally adjusted for season of dust sampling. Models stratified by reported allergies were not adjusted for reported allergies. All the heterogeneity tests were not significant (p-values ≥ 0.05).