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. 2018 Apr 1;48(6):703–711. doi: 10.1111/cea.13127

Table 4.

Cross‐twin familial co‐aggregation analysis. Testing potential familial candidates

Odds ratios (95% Confidence intervals) for the association of atopic disease in Twin 1 and depression or anxiety in Twin 2
Atopic diseases in Twin 1 All twin pairsaadjusted for parental education All twin pairsaadjusted for recent maternal psychological stress All twin pairsaadjusted for family trauma All twin pairsaadjusted for parental birth place
Ever
≥1 atopic disease 1.26 (1.12, 1.40)*** 1.23 (1.10, 1.37)** 1.25 (1.12, 1.39)*** 1.27 (1.14, 1.42)***
Asthma 1.31 (1.13, 1.53)** 1.30 (1.12, 1.50)** 1.32 (1.14, 1.53)** 1.36 (1.17, 1.58)**
Eczema 1.30 (1.14, 1.48)*** 1.29 (1.13, 1.47)** 1.30 (1.14, 1.47)*** 1.31 (1.15, 1.49)***
Hayfever 1.42 (1.17, 1.72)** 1.37 (1.12, 1.66)** 1.37 (1.13, 1.67)** 1.41 (1.16, 1.71)**
Food allergy 1.22 (1.04, 1.42)* 1.22 (1.05, 1.43)** 1.23 (1.05, 1.43)** 1.26 (1.08, 1.46)**
Current
≥1 atopic disease 1.22 (1.08, 1.39)** 1.20 (1.06, 1.36)** 1.22 (1.08, 1.38)** 1.25 (1.10, 1.442)**
Asthma 1.21 (1.02, 1.44)* 1.18 (0.98, 1.42) 1.22 (1.03, 1.45)* 1.25 (1.04, 1.50)*
Eczema 1.45 (1.19, 1.76)** 1.44 (1.18, 1.75)** 1.46 (1.20, 1.77)** 1.48 (1.22, 1.80)***
Hayfever 1.41 (1.15, 1.73)** 1.35 (1.10, 1.66)** 1.36 (1.11, 1.67)** 1.41 (1.15, 1.73)**
Food allergy 1.15 (0.96, 1.38) 1.12 (0.94, 1.35) 1.14 (0.95, 1.36) 1.16 (0.97, 1.39)

N = 12 474 (those with all information who have a twin with all information).

aAdjusted for gestational age and maternal age at delivery.

* P ≤ .05, **P < .01, ***P < .001.