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. 2015 Sep 22;71(1):15–26. doi: 10.1111/all.12762

Table 3.

The effect of PNMS on atopic disorders in children, study results

References Exposure PNMS Results: crude odds ratiosa Results: adjusted odds ratiosa , b Exposure‐responsec
Asthma
1a de Marco et al. 32, d Negative life events N/A 1.71 (1.02–2.89) N/A
2a Hartwig et al. 22, d Negative life events,
1st–2nd trimester 2.38 (1.33–4.26), 6 years 1.73 (0.87–3.44), 6 years +
2.24 (1.10–4.54), 14 years 1.26 (0.54–2.91), 14 years +
2nd–3rd trimester 1.65 (0.88–3.08), 6 years 0.99 (0.47–2.08), 6 years
2.50 (1.17–5.35), 14 years 1.81 (0.74–4.46), 14 years
6 Cookson et al. 19 Anxiety, +*
2nd trimester 1.64 (1.31–2.05) 1.53 (1.22–1.93)
3rd trimester 1.76 (1.40–2.20) 1.65 (1.30–2.08)
7a Guxens et al. 21, d Depression, Anxiety N/A 1.45 (0.91–2.31) +
9 Fang et al. 20 Bereavement N/A 1.06 (0.97–1.15)e, 1–4 years N/A
N/A 1.06 (0.95–1.17), 7–12 years
10 Khashan et al. 23 Bereavement 1.22 (1.05–1.41) f 1.43 (1.06–1.92) g N/A
15a Larsen et al. 24, d Job strain 1.16 (0.99–1.35) 1.08 (0.92–1.27) N/A
Wheezing
1b de Marco et al. 32, d Negative life events N/A 1.41 (1.03–1.94) N/A
3 Chiu et al. 18 Negative life events 4.13 (1.58–10.8) 1.9 (1.7–2.2) 3.79 (1.39–10.3) +*
7b Guxens et al. 21, d Depression, Anxiety 2.15 (1.47–3.13) +*
8 Lefevre et al. 33 Depression N/A 1.55 (0.12–19.8) N/A
Anxiety N/A 1.98 (0.69–5.68) N/A
11a Reyes et al. 27, d Psychological distress 1.60 (1.24–2.06) 1.66 (1.29–2.14) N/A
Atopic dermatitis
1c de Marco et al. 32, d Negative life events N/A 1.53 (1.11–2.10) N/A
2b Hartwig et al. 22, d Negative life events
1st–2nd trimester 1.43 (0.72–2.84), 6 years 1.41 (0.61–3.29), 6 years
1.43 (0.76–2.69), 14 years years 1.18 (0.54–2.60), 14 years +
2nd–3rd trimester 2.34 (1.23–4.47), 6 years 2.38 (0.63–2.19), 6 years +
3.23 (1.79–5.83), 14 years 4.19 (1.97–8.89), 14 years +*
12 Sausenthaler et al., 2009 28 Stress‐related factors 1.13 (0.72–1.77) 1.13 (0.71–1.79) N/A
13 Wen et al. 31 Psychological distress 2.3 (1.1–5.2) 2.3 (1.1–5.3) N/A
15b Larsen et al. 24, d Job strain 1.14 (1.01–1.29) 1.15 (1.02–1.31) N/A
16 Wang et al. 30 Job strain N/A 1.34 (1.16–1.54) +*
Allergic rhinitis
1d de Marco et al. 32, d Negative life events N/A 1.75 (1.08–2.84) N/A
2c Hartwig et al.22, d Negative life events
1st–2nd trimester 2.18 (1.24–3.82), 6 years 1.62 (0.81–3.26), 6 years +
1.90 (1.10–3.27), 14 years 0.96 (0.49–1.88), 14 years +
2nd–3rd trimester 1.69 (0.92–3.11), 6 years 1.24 (0.58–2.62), 6 years +
2.65 (1.52–4.62), 14 years 2.38 (1.21–4.70), 14 years +*
IgE
2d Hartwig et al. 22, d Negative life events
1st–2nd trimester 0.83 (0.44–1.60), 6 years 0.70 (0.41–1.21), 6 years
0.85 (0.45–1.62), 14 years 0.72 (0.33–1.57), 14 years
2nd–3rd trimester 0.80 (0.33–1.91), 6 years 0.73 (0.29–1.84), 6 years
1.45 (0.63–3.32), 14 years 1.71 (0.64–4.61), 14 years +
4 Peters et al. 26 Negative life events N/A N/A +*
5 Sternthal et al. 29 Negative life events 2.23 (0.97–5.13) 2.19 (0.89–5.38) N/A
11b Reyes et al. 27, d Psychological distress 1.04 (0.74–1.45) N/A N/A
14 Lin et al. 25 Psychological distress N/A 4.0 (1.3–12.8) +*
a

Bold indicates significant reported results.

b

Table 2 describes each studies respective adjustments for covariates.

c

Dose–response symbols: +, positive dose response; −, no dose response; *, significant reported results.

d

Studies separated into several analyses.

e

Hazard ratio.

f

Odds ratio calculated by current authors of the systematic review.

g

Relative risk.

N/A, nothing reported.