Table 2.

Unadjusted analysis of asthma outcomes by potential risk factors

Variable	Physician-diagnosed asthma (n=62)		Physician-diagnosed asthma or medication for wheeze (n=128)
	OR(95% CI)	p	OR(95% CI)	p
Erelative	1.29 (1.01–1.64)	0.043	1.19 (0.98–1.45)	0.087
Age (year)	1.08 (1.01–1.14)	0.016	0.98 (0.94–1.03)	0.260
Diagnosed allergies	6.20 (3.56–10.79)	<0.001	4.16 (2.66–6.50)	<0.001
Male gender	3.55 (1.88–6.70)	<0.001	2.17 (1.43–3.30)	<0.001
Parental history of asthma	3.42 (1.66–7.04)	<0.001	1.80 (0.94–3.46)	0.078
Premature birth	3.84 (2.03–7.27)	<0.001	2.24 (1.28–3.93)	0.005
Respiratory illness before 2 years	7.01 (3.96–12.41)	<0.001	9.36 (6.02–14.57)	<0.001
At least one parent smokes in the home	0.83 (0.32–2.17)	0.706	0.78 (0.38–1.59)	0.490
Child works around livestock	2.18 (0.96–4.97)	0.058	1.51 (0.75–3.07)	0.252
Cockroach problem in the home	1.64(0.35–7.68)	0.523	1.14 (0.30–4.28)	0.845
Indoor dog and/or cat	1.11 (0.65–1.89)	0.694	0.85 (0.57–1.27)	0.428
Household income <$40,000	1.40 (0.78–2.51)	0.264	1.18 (0.75–1.87)	0.463
Live on a farm	1.25 (0.72–2.19)	0.430	1.34 (0.88–2.04)	0.175
Parents raise livestock	0.83 (0.43–1.61)	0.578	0.93 (0.57–1.50)	0.750
Presence of mold in the home	1.19 (0.60–2.39)	0.618	1.54 (0.93–2.56)	0.094