Table 3.

Multivariable analysis for asthma outcomes

Variable	Physician-diagnosed asthma		Physician-diagnosed asthma or medication for wheeze
	OR(95% CI)	p	OR(95% CI)	p
Erelative	1.51 (1.08–2.09)	0.014	1.38 (1.04–1.81)	0.023
Age (year)	1.09 (1.02–1.18)	0.009	*	*
Diagnosed allergies	4.71 (2.49–8.92)	<0.001	3.58 (2.05–6.25)	<0.001
Male gender	3.27 (1.53–6.97)	0.002	1.67 (1.04–2.70)	0.035
Parental history of asthma	3.27 (1.04–10.25)	0.041	*	*
Premature birth	4.04 (1.71–9.50)	0.001	1.95 (0.93–4.07)	0.078
Respiratory illness before 2 years	5.83 (3.00–11.32)	<0.001	8.52 (5.15–14.10)	<0.001

^*Variable not selected through backwards regression