Table 5.
Asthma remission | Persistent asthma | Odds ratio | 95% Confidence interval | p-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | 68 (38/56) | 53 (66/125) | 1.9 | 1.0 – 3.6 | 0.06 |
Current or past cigarette smoking by study participant at 18 years# %(n/N) | 43 (22/51) | 58 (70/120) | 0.5 | 0.3 – 1.1 | 0.07 |
Acetaminophen use/month at 18 years (median) (p)§ | 0 (0, 1) | 2 (0, 4) | 0.8 | 0.7 – 1.0 | 0.04 |
Atopy at 18 | 43 (13/30) | 75 (73/97) | 0.3 | 0.1 – 0.6 | 0.002 |
Rhinitis at age 18 | 34 (19/56) | 74 (92/125) | 0.2 | 0.1 – 0.4 | <0.001 |
General Terms.
%(n/N) percentage determined from number of participants with condition/total number of participants with available information on the variable.
#This includes cigarette smoking by study participants both current and those who have ever smoked cigarettes at any time in the past.
§Number of times acetaminophen used over last 12 months.
¶Number of times Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory drugs used over last 12 months.