Table 6. Relationship between swimming lessons at 3y and current rhinitis at 5y in children with or without rhinitis at 3y.
Unadjusted OR | Adjusted ORa | Multiple imputation | |||||
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OR (95% CI) | P value | OR (95% CI) | P value | OR (95% CI) | P value | ||
Ever rhinitis by 3y (-) | Swimming lessons at 3y (-) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
Swimming lessons at 3y (+) | 1.06 (0.66–1.72) | 0.808 | 1.12 (0.64–1.98) | 0.689 | 1.03 (0.62–1.70) | 0.921 | |
Ever rhinitis by 3y (+) | Swimming lessons at 3y (-) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
Swimming lessons at 3y (+) | 0.56 (0.26–1.21) | 0.141 | 0.39 (0.14–1.14) | 0.084 | 0.60 (0.26–1.35) | 0.213 |
CI: confidence intervals, OR: odds ratio, 3y: age 3 years, 5y: age 5 years
Statistical analysis was conducted using multivariable logistic regression.
aOR adjusted for gender, birth weight, sibling(s), pet ownership, environmental tobacco smoke exposure at 3y, television(TV) viewing at 3y, income, maternal education level, maternal age, maternal asthma, atopic dermatitis or rhinitis, breastfeeding before age 6 months, and BMI Z-score at 3y.