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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Epidemiology. 2015 Nov;26(6):794–801. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000368

Table 4. Odds of specific asthma symptoms associated with estimate weekly ammonia.

Symptom or medication use OR (95%CI)a
Limitation of activities 1.1 (0.79, 1.4)
Wheezing 0.99 (0.77, 1.3)
Nighttime waking 0.92 (0.76, 1.3)
Shortness of breath 1.1 (0.86, 1.3)
Symptoms worse in morning 0.88 (0.75, 1.0)
Use of short-acting “relief” medication 0.97 (0.82, 1.2)

Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile increase; OR, odds ratio

a

OR is the odds ratio for report of any symptom/medication use in week prior associated with an IQR increase in weekly ammonia (18 μg/m3).