Table 4.
Independent variables | Dependent variables | ||
---|---|---|---|
Current asthma | Current rhinitis | Current eczema | |
OR (95 % CI) | OR (95 % CI) | OR (95 % CI) | |
Age (years) | |||
60–77 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
40–59 | 1.00 (0.61–1.63) | 0.88 (0.64–1.23) | 1.51 (0.95–2.38) |
18–39 | 0.73 (0.39–1.37) | 0.92 (0.61–1.41) | 0.88 (0.49–1.57) |
Sex | |||
Men | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Women | 1.77 (1.15–2.70) | 0.91 (0.69–1.21) | 1.71 (1.17–2.51) |
Family history | |||
None | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Asthma | 1.29 (0.55–3.04) | 0.61 (0.34–1.10) | 1.45 (0.72–2.94) |
Rhinitis | 1.16 (0.66–2.03) | 2.58 (1.79–3.72) | 1.25 (0.77–2.04) |
Both | 4.33 (2.57–7.30) | 2.76 (1.77–4.31) | 1.61 (0.94–2.76) |
Occupational exposure to GDF | |||
No | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Yes | 1.85 (1.20–2.87) | 1.03 (0.76–1.41) | 2.08 (1.40–3.08) |
Raised on a farm | |||
No | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Yes | 0.96 (0.52–1.77) | 0.64 (0.42–0.96) | 0.51 (0.27–0.99) |
Body mass index | |||
Normal | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Underweight | 0.95 (0.36–2.55) | 1.42 (0.74–2.71) | 1.00 (0.44–2.30) |
Overweight | 1.04 (0.65–1.67) | 1.04 (0.77–1.41) | 1.02 (0.68–1.54) |
Obese | 1.95 (1.13–3.36) | 2.30 (1.53–3.46) | 1.34 (0.80–2.24) |
Allergic sensitization | |||
No | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Yes | 4.11 (2.71–6.25) | 5.11 (3.77–6.93) | 1.26 (0.85–1.85) |
Number of siblings | |||
0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
1 | 3.09 (1.25–7.63) | 1.16 (0.74–1.81) | 0.72 (0.42–1.24) |
2 or more | 2.51 (1.02–6.15) | 1.15 (0.74–1.79) | 0.55 (0.32–0.94) |
Childhood daycare | |||
No | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Yes | 0.92 (0.59–1.44) | 1.11 (0.81–1.52) | 1.40 (0.94–2.10) |
Risk is expressed in odds ratios (OR) with 95 % confidence intervals (CI)