Table 3. Childhood wheezing, family history, inhaler use and hospital admissions for all children less than 5 years-of-age compared by gestational age (unadjusted OR).
Very Preterm | Moderate Preterm | Late Preterm | Full Term | |
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N = 502 | N = 479 | N = 1,130 | N = 1,402 | |
Wheeze-ever (%) | 325 (64.7%) | 266 (55.5%) | 581 (51.4%) | 571 (40.7%) |
OR (95% CI) | 2.7 (2.2, 3.3) | 1.8 (1.5, 2.2) | 1.5 (1.3, 1.8) | |
p-value | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
aOR (95% CI)# | 2.6 (2.1, 3.3) | 1.8 (1.4, 2.2) | 1.5 (1.2, 1.7) | |
aOR (95% CI)^ | 2.8 (2.2, 3.4) | 1.9 (1.5, 2.3) | 1.5 (1.3, 1.8) | |
Recent wheeze (%) | 201 (40%) | 160 (33.4%) | 326 (28.8%) | 261 (18.6%) |
OR (95% CI) | 2.9 (2.3, 5.7) | 2.2 (1.7, 2.8) | 1.8 (1.5, 2.1) | |
p-value | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
aOR (95% CI)# | 2.9 (2.3, 3.6) | 2.2 (1.7, 2.8) | 1.7 (1.4,2.0) | |
aOR (95% CI)^ | 3.0 (2.4, 3.8) | 2.3 (1.8, 2.9) | 1.7 (1.4,2.1) | |
Mild wheeze (%) | 183 (36.5%) | 146 (30.5%) | 291 (25.8%) | 238 (17%) |
OR (95% CI) | 2.8 (2.2, 3.5) | 2.1 (1.7, 2.7) | 1.7 (1.4, 2.1) | |
p-value | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
Severe wheeze (%) | 18 (3.6%) | 14 (2.9%) | 35 (3.1%) | 23 (1.6%) |
OR (95% CI) | 2.2 (1.2, 4.2) | 1.8 (0.9, 3.5) | 1.9 (1.1, 3.3) | |
p-value | <0.05 | 0.1 | <0.05 | |
Family history of atopy (%) | 131 (26.1%) | 115 (24%) | 355 (31.4%) | 380 (27.1%) |
OR (95% CI) | 1.0 (0.8,1.2) | 0.9 (0.7, 1.1) | 1.2 (1.0, 1.5) | |
p-value | 0.662 | 0.184 | 0.018 | |
Any inhaler medication use (%) | 167 (33.3%) | 95 (19.8%) | 222 (19.6%) | 167 (11.9%) |
OR (95% CI) | 3.7 (2.9, 4.7) | 1.8 (1.4, 2.4) | 1.8 (1.5, 2.5) | |
p-value | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
Corticosteroid inhaler medication use (%) | 52 (10.4%) | 27 (5.6%) | 76 (6.7%) | 41 (2.9%) |
OR (95% CI) | 3.8 (2.5, 5.9) | 2.0 (1.2, 3.3) | 2.4 (1.6, 3.5) | |
p-value | <0.001 | 0.007 | <0.001 | |
Hospital admission with breathing related problem (last 12 months) (%) | 110 (21.9%) | 58 (12.1%) | 112 (9.9%) | 77 (5.5%) |
OR (95% CI) | 4.8 (3.5, 6.6) | 2.4 (1.7, 3.4) | 1.9 (1.4, 2.6) | |
p-value | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
#Confounding factors–gender, FH of atopy, maternal smoking during pregnancy, CS, maternal history of asthma, breastfeeding at birth, current maternal smoking, social status, ethnicity, and other family member smoking.
^adjusted for Family history of atopy only.