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. 2015 Aug 26;5(8):e008234. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008234

Table 3.

The prevalence of ever having had EE among the participants along with crude and adjusted ORs

Variable Total* EE (%) Crude OR (95% CI)† p Value Adjusted OR (95% CI)† p Value
Age (years)
 12 111 16.2 1 1
 13 1577 13.8 0.80 (0.47 to 1.36) 0.430 0.88 (0.43 to 1.77) 0.721
 14 1726 14.1 0.85 (0.50 to 1.44) 0.561 1.09 (0.54 to 2.20) 0.804
Sex
 Female 1784 16.2 1 1
 Male 1630 11.8 0.69 (0.56 to 0.83) 0.000 0.66 (0.51 to 0.84) 0.001
Type of house
 Brick 2928 14.11 1 1
 Mud 45 15.56 1.16 (0.51 to 2.62) 0.716 0.81 (0.23 to 2.75) 0.738
 Corrugated iron 189 15.34 1.19 (0.78 to 1.80) 0.406 1.22 (0.71 to 2.12) 0.459
 Combination 126 12.70 0.85 (0.49 to 1.45) 0.560 0.74 (0.39 to 1.39) 0.352
ETS exposure at home in the past 30 days
 No 1453 12.6 1 1
 Yes 1449 16.2 1.36 (1.10 to 1.68) 0.003 1.30 (1.01 to 1.67) 0.038
ETS exposure at school in the past 30 days
 No 1447 12.99 1   1  
 Yes 1175 16.34 1.29 (1.04 to 1.61) 0.019 1.26 (1.00 to 1.60) 0.050
Mother/female guardian smoke cigarettes
 No 3028 13.38 1      
 Yes 342 20.18 1.55 (1.16 to 2.08) 0.003 1.18 (0.80 to 1.73) 0.394
Fuel frequently used for heating at home
 Electricity 2033 12.7 1   1  
 Gas 425 19.5 1.62 (1.23 to 2.13) 0.001 1.76 (1.28 to 2.43) 0.000
 Paraffin 631 14.3 1.25 (0.95 to 1.65) 0.104 1.22 (0.85 to 1.75) 0.273
 Open fires 270 16.3 1.43 (1.01 to 2.03) 0.043 1.40 (0.90 to 2.18) 0.127
Mode of transport to school
 Walk 1723 12.71 1 1  
 Taxi/bus 705 14.18 1.13 (0.87 to 1.46) 0.329 1.11 (0.80 to 1.54) 0.511
 Motor car 683 17.13 1.42 (1.11 to 1.81) 0.005 1.24 (0.84 to 1.85) 0.271
 Combination 200 14.00 1.12 (0.73 to 1.71) 0.587 0.97 (0.57 to 1.68) 0.930
 Train 99 17.17 1.44 (0.83 to 2.47) 0.186 1.48 (0.77 to 2.85) 0.232
Frequency of trucks passing near homes on weekdays
 Never 562 12.28 1   1  
 Seldom 1030 14.08 1.10 (0.81 to 1.51) 0.519 1.21 (0.81 to 1.81) 0.347
 Frequently through the day 578 15.05 1.28 (0.91 to 1.08) 0.151 1.60 (1.03 to 2.51) 0.037
 Almost all day 1208 14.57 1.27 (0.94 to 1.72) 0.114 1.70 (1.13 to 2.54) 0.010

*Total for each risk factor is different due to difference in missing values.

†Model adjusted for all the variables.

Values that are statistically significant at less than 0.02 for the crude OR and less than 0.05 for the adjusted OR are in bold font.

EE, eczema ever; ETS, environmental tobacco smoke.