Table 3. Adjusted odds ratios of pet keeping for asthma and allergies among children^a.

	Current wheeze	Current dry cough	Diagnosed asthma	Current rhinitis	Diagnosed rhinitis	Current eczema	Diagnosed eczema
No pets keeping (reference)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Pet keeping currently	1.28(0.81–2.04)	1.04(0.76–1.43)	1.13(0.69–1.83)	0.99(0.77–1.28)	1.21(0.85–1.72)	1.25(0.92–1.70)	1.24(0.98–1.58)
Cat	1.47(0.62–3.50)	1.01(0.58–1.74)	3.12(1.58–6.16)	1.12(0.74–1.70)	1.49(0.79–2.84)	1.76(1.09–2.85)	1.42(0.97–2.07)
Dog	1.37(0.85–2.22)	1.02(0.76–1.38)	1.28(0.79–2.06)	1.07(0.85–1.34)	1.27(0.89–1.81)	1.33(1.00–1.76)	1.22(0.99–1.50)
Rodent	2.22(0.98–5.07)	1.34(0.74–2.45)	2.74(1.29–5.82)	1.08(0.65–1.79)	1.56(0.78–3.14)	1.55(0.87–2.77)	1.42(0.88–2.28)
Bird	1.20(0.43–3.40)	0.97(0.50–1.85)	1.10(0.39–3.12)	1.11(0.68–1.80)	1.58(0.80–3.12)	1.33(0.73–2.42)	1.30(0.83–2.05)
Fish	1.35(0.78–2.32)	0.78(0.52–1.18)	0.71(0.36–1.43)	1.02(0.76–1.38)	1.43(0.96–2.14)	1.66(1.18–2.32)	1.37(1.03–1.81)
Pet keeping early	1.70(1.07–2.71)	1.32(0.96–1.84)	0.85(0.48–1.53)	0.91(0.69–1.20)	1.06(0.71–1.57)	0.96(0.68–1.36)	1.00(0.77–1.30)
Cat	2.57(1.18–5.62)	1.39(0.81–2.40)	2.86(1.41–5.82)	1.27(0.81–1.99)	1.87(0.99–3.54)	1.60(0.94–2.73)	1.16(0.76–1.77)
Dog	1.59(1.00–2.51)	1.12(0.84–1.50)	0.82(0.48–1.42)	0.95(0.76–1.20)	1.17(0.82–1.68)	1.29(0.98–1.70)	1.06(0.86–1.30)
Rodent	2.01(0.59–6.93)	2.29(1.04–5.06)	3.80(1.37–10.53)	0.51(0.21–1.20)	1.28(0.42–3.87)	1.53(0.64–3.65)	0.73(0.35–1.53)
Bird	4.56(2.00–10.37)	1.69 (0.84–3.38)	3.04(1.24–7.50)	0.58(0.28–1.19)	1.51(0.61–3.73)	1.67(0.81–3.44)	0.77(0.41–1.45)
Fish	2.08(1.07–4.03)	0.87(0.50–1.52)	0.43(0.13–1.39)	0.89(0.58–1.34)	1.44(0.83–2.50)	1.36(0.85–2.18)	1.02(0.69–1.50)

^aNo pet keeping was set as reference. Odds ratio was adjusted for gender, age, total income, family allergic history, home location and home dampness.