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. 2014 Jun 26;24:14018. doi: 10.1038/npjpcrm.2014.18

Table 2. A multivariate logistic regression model for the association between HOUSES and risk of uncontrolled asthma.

Risk of uncontrolled asthma
Adjusted OR (95% CI) P-value
Model 1 based on HOUSES in continuous variable
 HOUSES in continuous variablea 0.21 (0.05–0.92) 0.04
 Smoking exposure at home 1.58 (0.25–9.92) 0.62
 Overweight 1.37 (0.21–9.08) 0.74
Model 2 based on HOUSES a in tertiles
 HOUSES in tertiles
  1st tertile (lowest SES) (ref)
  2nd tertile 0.10 (0.01–1.0) 0.04
  3rd tertile (highest SES) 0.13 (0.01–1.31) 0.09
 Smoking exposure at home 1.45 (0.21–10.37) 0.71
 Overweight 1.10 (0.16–7.71) 0.92
Model 3 based on income in tertiles
 Income in tertiles
  1st tertile (lowest SES) (ref)
  2nd tertile 0.07 (0.01–0.50) 0.01
  3rd tertile (highest SES) 0.08 (0.01–0.92) 0.04
 Smoking exposure at home 1.87 (0.23–15.03) 0.56
 Overweight 1.84 (0.24–14.27) 0.56

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; HOUSES, housing-based socioeconomic index; OR, odds ratio; ref, referent; SES, socioeconomic status.

a

Log-transformed HOUSES index.