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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Neonatol. 2018 Mar 24;60(1):28–34. doi: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2018.03.004

Table 3.

Univariable and multivariable analysis for associations between phototherapy and sensitization, eczema, rhinitis and wheeze.

Univariable analysis Multivariable analysis
OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Outcomes by Month 18
Allergen sensitization 1.0 (0.5-1.8) 1.1 (0.6-2.3)
Eczema 1.4 (0.8-2.2) 1.4 (0.8-2.6)
Rhinitis 0.7 (0.4-1.4) 0.7 (0.3-1.6)
Early onset of wheeze and use of nebuliser/inhaler 0.8 (0.3-1.7) 0.6 (0.2-1.7)
Outcomes by Month 36
Allergen sensitization 0.9 (0.5-1.4) 1.0 (0.5-1.9)
Eczema 1.2 (0.8-1.9) 1.3 (0.7-2.4)
Rhinitis 1.0 (0.6-1.6) 1.0 (0.6-1.8)
Early onset of wheeze and use of nebuliser/inhaler 0.7 (0.4-1.2) 0.7 (0.3-1.4)
Outcomes by Month 60
Allergen sensitization 1.0 (0.7-1.6) 1.1 (0.6-2.0)
Eczema 1.2 (0.8-1.9) 1.3 (0.7-2.3)
Rhinitis 1.0 (0.6-1.6) 1.0 (0.6-1.9)
Early onset of wheeze and use of nebuliser/inhaler 0.7 (0.4-1.2) 0.6 (0.3-1.2)
*

Adjusted for sex, ethnicity, breastfeeding levels, family history of allergy, gestational age, maternal education levels and mode of delivery