TABLE 3.

Association between Allergies and Asthma and Hematologic Malignancies.

	Cases (681) N (%)	Non-cases (65,531) N (%)	Age and sex-adjusted HR (95% CI)	Multivariable*-adjusted HR (95% CI)
Airborne Allergens	251 (36.9%)	22,188 (33.9%)	1.27 (1.09–1.49), P=0.002	1.19 (1.01–1.41), P= 0.039
Plants, Grass, Trees	199 (29.2%)	16,666 (25.4%)	1.34 (1.13–1.58), P=0.001	1.26 (1.05–1.50), P=0.011
Mold, Dust	138 (20.3%)	13,393 (20.4%)	1.11 (0.92–1.34), P=0.274	1.06 (0.87–1.30), P=0.551
Cats, Dogs, other Animals	72 (10.6%)	6,697 (10.6%)	1.19 (0.93–1.51), P=0.169	1.13 (0.87–1.46), P=0.371
Insect Bites or Stings	49 (7.2%)	4,390 (6.7%)	1.19 (0.89–1.59), P=0.241	1.25 (0.93–1.69), P=0.131
Food	49 (7.2%)	5,161 (7.9%)	1.02 (0.76–1.36), P=0.913	1.02 (0.76–1.39), P=0.895
Medications	148 (21.7%)	13,456 (20.5%)	1.20 (0.99–1.44), P=0.057	1.16 (0.96–1.42), P= 0.119
Other	35 (5.1%)	2,989 (4.6%)	1.25 (0.89–1.76), P=0.202	1.36 (0.97–1.93), P=0.079
Asthma	64 (9.4%)	6,354 (9.7%)	1.05 (0.82–1.37), P=0.685	0.91 (0.69–1.22), P=0.534

^*All models adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, smoking, family history of leukemia/lymphoma, self-reported health, consumption of vegetables and fruits and exercise.

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio.