Table 1.

Odds ratio of respiratory symptoms in childhood asthma sex-wise

Variable	Gender	%	OR (95% CI)	Value of p
Ever wheeze	Male	20.7	9.78 (5.56–17.86)	< 0.001
	Female	16	1.33 (0.57–3.11)
Wheeze during the last 12 months	Male	0.8	8.85 (5.11–15.33)	< 0.001
	Female	12.4	1.28 (0.48–3.38)
Wheeze limiting breath	Male	3.8	6.60 (3.00–14.55)	< 0.001
	Female	4	0.67 (0.09–5.04)
Ever asthma	Male	5.5	622.5 (198.49– 1952.27)	< 0.001
	Female	3.4	0.629 (0.084–4.71)
Wheeze after exercises	Male	8.9	8.39 (4.67–15.06)	< 0.001
	Female	8.7	0.30 (0.04–0.23)
Dry cough	Male	18	4.62 (2.69–7.93)	< 0.001 0.06
	Female	17.9	0.27 (0.064–1.13)
Family history of asthma in the father	Male	5.3	5.32 (2.53–11.17)	< 0.001
	Female	5.6	0.72 (0.06–3.71)
Family history of asthma in the mother	Male	5.8	2.61 (1.11–6.13)	< 0.05
	Female	5.7	0.52 (0.07–3.93)
Father's smoking	Male	26.8	0.76 (0.4–1.43)	0.45
	Female	18.5	1.27 (0.57–0.85)
Mother's smoking	Male	1.3	2.97 (0.63–14.08)	0.18 1.00
	Female	6.0	1.04 (1.03–1.05)