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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Apr 23.
Published in final edited form as: Open J Pediatr. 2013 Sep 1;3(3):260–265. doi: 10.4236/ojped.2013.33045

Table 3.

Internal consistency and convergent validity. The odds ratios for reporting a respiratory event given a report of another event are listed.

Odds of Reporting Respiratory Event OR [95% CI] p-value

Wheezing or Whistling in the Chest Doctor Diagnosis of Wheezing Respiratory Infection RSV ER visit Hospital Admission Inhaled Medication Oral Steroids Refused Feed
Wheezing or Whistling in the Chest * p < 0.0001 4.34 [2.34, 8.06]
p < 0.0001
** p < 0.0001 20.1 [5.83 – 69.3]
p < 0.0001
10.0 [2.16, 46.6]
p = 0.0004
26.5 [7.73, 90.7]
p < 0.0001
26.9 [3.46, 209]
p < 0.0001
2.75 [1.27, 5.96]
p = 0.0084
Doctor Diagnosis of Wheezing 1.50 [0.523, 4.29] p = 0.4487 3.18 [0.615, 16.4]
p = 0.1822
10.8 [3.63, 32.2]
p < 0.0001
2.54 [0.507, 12.8]
p = 0.2398
142 [17.7, 1140]
p < 0.0001
9.04 [2.59, 31.6]
p < 0.0001
1.90 [0.573, 6.33]
p = 0.2864
Respiratory Infection ** p = 0.0020 3.92 [1.52, 10.1]
p = 0.0028
*** p = 0.0005 5.07 [2.00, 12.9]
p = 0.0002
13.7 [1.77, 106]
p = 0.0014
1.80 [0.819, 3.96]
p = 0.1395
RSV 18.1 [4.37, 75.3]
p < 0.0001
7.84 [1.76, 35.0]
p = 0.0191
5.66 [1.54, 20.8]
p = 0.0134
18.3 [4.54, 73.7]
p < 0.0002
3.93 [1.04, 14.8]
p = 0.0041
ER Visit 6.30 [1.95, 20.4]
p = 0.0006
16.4 [6.59, 40.6]
p < 0.0001
26.3 [7.58,91.1]
p < 0.0001
1.51 [0.559, 4.05]
p = 0.4126
Hospitalization 23.3 [5.99, 90.8]
p < 0.0001
26.8 [7.31, 98.5]
p < 0.0001
1.69 [0.437, 6.50]
p = 0.4323
Inhaled Medication 52.3 [11.0, 248]
p < 0.0001
1.88 [0.765, 4.65]
p = 0.1636
Oral Steroids 1.39 [0.369, 5.22]
p = 0.7095
Refused Feed
*

Odds ratio could not be calculated because there were no infants for whom the parents reported a diagnosis of wheezing but no wheezing symptoms;

**

Odds ratio could not be calculated because there were no infants for whom the parents reported a diagnosis of RSV but no wheezing symptoms;

***

Odds ratio could not be calculated because there were no infants for whom the parents reported a respiratory hospitalization but no respiratory infection.