Table 2: Associations of Adolescent Race/Ethnicity and Maternal SES with Allergic Symptoms.
Data from 1145 adolescents participating in Project Viva who had allergic symptoms data
| Milk | Egg | Peanut | Wheat | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted OR (95% CI) for allergic symptoms | ||||
| Adolescent race/ethnicity | ||||
| . Non-Hispanic White | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref) |
| . Non-Hispanic Black | 1.41 (0.38, 5.29) | 2.66 (0.63,11.28) | 2.41 (1.12, 5.17) | 0.72 (0.09, 6.03) |
| . Hispanic | NA | NA | 1.44 (0.48, 4.35) | NA |
| . Other | 1.52 (0.32, 7.16) | 1.35 (0.16,11.66) | 4.14 (1.90, 8.99) | 2.29 (0.45,11.50) |
| Maternal education | ||||
| . <College | 1.85 (0.38, 9.14) | 0.44 (0.07, 2.98) | 0.82 (0.34, 1.99) | 0.85 (0.14, 5.18) |
| . College graduate | 2.23 (0.56, 8.84) | 0.60 (0.13, 2.80) | 1.76 (0.85, 3.66) | 0.77 (0.17, 3.52) |
| . Graduate degree | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref) |
| Smoked during pregnancy (yes v. no) | 1.67 (0.36, 7.63) | 1.29 (0.16,10.58) | 1.16 (0.44, 3.08) | 1.25 (0.15,10.22) |
| Annual household income | ||||
| . <$40,000 | 0.57 (0.06, 5.57) | NA | 0.34 (0.12, 1.01) | 2.14 (0.32,14.13) |
| . $40,000-70,000 | 2.67 (0.86, 8.27) | 0.99 (0.18, 5.40) | 0.15 (0.03, 0.64) | NA |
| . >$70,000 | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref) |
| Any smokers at home during first year (yes v. no) | 1.06 (0.23, 4.95) | 0.89 (0.10, 7.68) | 0.90 (0.36, 2.22) | 0.91 (0.11, 7.56) |
| Census tract median household income (lowest quartile v. upper 3 quartiles) | 0.78 (0.17, 3.64) | 0.18 (0.02, 1.79) | 1.29 (0.61, 2.74) | 0.44 (0.04, 4.47) |
All models adjusted for adolescent age, sex, and race/ethnicity and parental history of atopy. NA indicates insufficient prevalence of outcome to estimate OR (95% CI).