Table 5.

Variables associated with respiratory tract symptoms: comparison between children with and without low respiratory symptoms

Variables	Odds ratio, p value
Male	1.8300, p = 0.1437
C type fistulab	1.3000, p = 0.6145
Malformations	0.3400, p = 0.0114
Heart disease	0.3400, p = 0.0099
VACTERL association	1.8600, p = 0.3074
Leak of anastomosis	1.0500, p = 0.9411
Long term digestive complicationsa	0.9500, p = 0.9331
Gastroesophageal reflux	1.3800, p = 0.4553
Atopy	12.350, p = 0.0032

^agastroesophageal reflux, esophagitis and esophageal stenosis

^bData on fistula type were available for 103 cases