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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Epidemiol. 2015 Mar 18;25(7):532–8.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2015.03.005

Table 3.

Asthma-related disease status at baseline predicting prevalence of symptom reports during follow-up using bivariable generalized estimating equations.

Asthma-related disease status Wheeze Shortness of Breath Tightness in Chest Runny Nose
PR 95% CI PR 95% CI PR 95% CI PR 95% CI
Diagnosed Current Asthmaa 6.02 3.28, 11.03 1.95 1.07, 3.53 1.89 0.97, 3.69 1.02 0.70, 1.47
Frequent Wheeze Without Asthma Diagnosisb 1.83 0.57, 5.92 2.94 1.25, 6.90 3.09 1.01, 9.40 1.61 0.93, 2.78
Allergiesc 2.37 1.27, 4.41 1.41 0.76, 2.62 1.42 0.78, 2.58 1.38 1.07, 1.78

PR = Prevalence ratio; 95% CI = 95% Confidence interval.

a

Asthma diagnosis by a health professional and positive response to ISAAC wheeze symptoms in the last year.

b

No asthma diagnosis by a health professional, but positive response to ISAAC wheeze symptoms each month in the last year.

c

Reported having allergies to dogs, cats, dust or grass/pollen.