Table 4.

Associations between early life pet ownership and the risk of atopic dermatitis at 5 years of age.

	N(%)	Crude ORs	95% CI	Adjusted ORs	95% CI
Pet ownership
During pregnancy	8 (13.33)	0.47	0.21–1.05	0.51	0.22–1.18
Infant period	6 (10.91)	0.34	0.13–0.88	0.33	0.12–0.88
Preschool period	14 (15.22)	0.64	0.35–1.17	0.62	0.33–1.16
Dog Ownership
During pregnancy	7 (13.21)	0.55	0.24–1.26	0.60	0.25–1.40
Infant period	5 (10.64)	0.32	0.11–0.92	0.31	0.11–0.91
Preschool period	9 (17.65)	0.8	0.38–1.69	0.72	0.33–1.57

Pet ownership was defined as the presence of any furred pet living in the house at the time of visit.

Adjusted OR: logistic models adjusted for sex, maternal atopy, maternal education, mode of delivery, birthweight, parity, gestational age, and passive smoking during pregnancy.

Bold values indicate with statistical significance.