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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jun 10.
Published in final edited form as: J Environ Health. 2016 Jan-Feb;78(6):8–16.

TABLE 4.

Logistic Regression Modeling Results of Children Experiencing Adverse Respiratory Related Health Outcomes: Gender-Specific Intraschool Comparison

Variables All Subjects Sensitivity Analysise
Crude Adjustedd Adjustedd
Gender School Health Outcomes n Events ORc (95% CIc) OR (95% CI) n Events OR (95% CI)
Males with females CESa only PEFb <80% 535 89 0.87 (0.55–1.37) 0.83 (0.50–1.38) 437 72 0.87 (0.51–1.47)
FeNOb ≥20 parts per billion (ppb) 527 85 1.51 (0.95–2.41) 1.66 (0.95–2.89) 432 61 1.58 (0.89–2.80)
Males with females EESa only PEF <80% 531 136 0.53 (0.35–0.79) 0.59 (0.37–0.92) 417 92 0.64 (0.39–1.04)
FeNO ≥20 ppb 525 89 2.32 (1.45–3.72) 1.93 (1.14–3.26) 411 72 1.92 (1.12–3.32)
a

EES = exposure elementary school; CES = control elementary school.

b

PEF = peak expiratory flow; FeNO = fractional exhaled nitric oxide.

c

OR = odds ratio; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval.

d

Model = sex (1 = males, 0 = females), age, race, environmental tobacco smoke, time spent outdoors, median household income, total diesel pollution, and proximity to nearest major road.

e

Sensitivity analysis included only subjects residing more than six months at their current address.