Table 4.
Relationship respiratory events in children (multivariate analysis), 2013.
| Symptoms | Pastoral (n = 125) | Agricultural (n = 104) |
Adjustment variable |
|---|---|---|---|
| n (%), OR | n (%), OR (95% CI) | ||
| Wheeze | 32 (25.6), 1.00 | 31 (29.8), 1.38 (0.66; 2.86) | Age, gender, insecticide use in the home |
| Sudden shortness of breath | 25 (20.0), 1.00 | 29 (27.9), 1.44 (0.79; 2.63) | Age, insecticide use in the home |
| Cough | 42 (33.6), 1.00 | 40 (38.5), 1.48 (0.82; 2.67) | Age, insecticide use in the home |
| Awakened by coughing | 43 (34.4), 1.00 | 37 (35.6), 1.13 (0.64; 1.98) | Age, insecticide use in the home |
| Cough without fever | 15 (12.0), 1.00 | 33 (31.7), 3.34 (1.67; 6.66)∗∗∗ | Age, presence of smoking in the house |
| Eye irritation | 75 (60.0), 1.00 | 43 (41.3), 0.50 (0.29; 0.86)∗ | Gender |
| Nasal irritation without cold | 52 (41.6), 1.00 | 41 (39.4), 0.99 (0.57; 1.71) | Insecticide use in the home |
n: number of subjects. ∗p < 0.05 and ∗∗∗p < 0.0001.