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. 2018 May 3;13(5):e0196783. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0196783

Table 4. Associations between the exposure and worry with measures of health by children (2 to 18 years) from logistic regression.

		Wheezing	Wheezing during	Asthma	Dry cough
			exercise
		OR (95% CI)^a	OR (95% CI)^a	OR (95% CI)^a	OR (95% CI)^a
PM_2.5 (μg/m³)		2.00 (1.24–3.24)^**	1.87 (1.01–3.44)^*	1.15 (0.61–2.19)	2.33 (1.55–3.52)^**
PM_2.5 adjusted for worry		1.71 (1.04–2.80)^*	1.56 (0.83–2.94)	1.04 (0.54–2.01)	1.90 (1.25–2.90)^**
Worry adjusted for PM_2.5		1.09 (1.04–1.16)^**	1.10 (1.02–1.18)^*	1.05 (0.98–1.13)	1.11 (1.06–1.17)^**
NO_X (μg/m³)		1.13 (1.06–1.21)^**	1.13 (1.04–1.22)^**	1.00 (0.92–1.09)	1.16 (1.10–1.22)^**
NO_X adjusted for worry		1.11 (1.03–1.18)^**	1.10 (1.01–1.20)^*	0.98 (0.90–1.07)	1.13 (1.07–1.19)^**
Worry adjusted for NO_X		1.09 (1.03–1.15)^**	1.09 (1.01–1.17)^*	1.06 (0.99–1.14)	1.10 (1.05–1.16)^**

^a Adjusted for gender (adult and child), age (adult and child), education (adult), smoking (child) and passive smoking (household).

*P<0.05

** p<0.01