Table 1.
Multivariable analysis of lifetime exposure to violence, chronic stress, and asthma and bronchodilator response
Variables | Asthma | Bronchodilator responseψ | ||||||
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Model 1 ETV only |
Model 2 ETV + high chronic stress |
Model 3 High chronic stress only |
Model 4 High chronic stress + ETV |
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Odds ratio (95% confidence interval) | P value | Odds ratio (95% confidence interval) | P value | Beta (standard error) | P value | Beta (Standard Error) | P value | |
Each 1 point increment in ETV¥ scale | 1.12 (1.02, 1.22) | 0.02 | 1.10 (1.00, 1.22) | 0.04 | --- | --- | 0.46 (0.34) | 0.18 |
High chronic stress† | --- | --- | 1.19 (0.73, 1.94) | 0.48 | −4.01 (1.47) | <0.01 | −4.63 (1.60) | <0.01 |
Age | 0.87 (0.78, 0.96) | <0.01 | 0.87 (0.78, 0.97) | 0.01 | 0.24 (0.35) | 0.49 | 0.12 (0.36) | 0.73 |
Male sex | 1.30 (0.89, 1.91) | 0.18 | 1.31 (0.89, 1.92) | 0.17 | 1.18 (1.32) | 0.37 | 1.09 (1.35) | 0.42 |
Household income (≥$15,000/year) | 0.88 (0.58, 1.32) | 0.53 | 0.87 (0.58, 1.31) | 0.50 | 0.16 (1.41) | 0.91 | 0.22 (1.44) | 0.88 |
Current second-hand smoke exposure | 1.40 (0.93, 2.11) | 0.10 | 1.41 (0.94, 2.11) | 0.10 | 1.15 (1.35) | 0.39 | 0.96 (1.39) | 0.49 |
Exposure to Violence (ETV)
Checklist of Children’s Distress Symptoms (CCDS) score in the upper quartile.
In children with asthma.