Table 3.
Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios of current asthma in association with household mold and pesticide use stratified by child’s sex among children aged 3–17 years, 2017–2018 National Survey of Children’s Health
Boys | Girls | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Crude* | Adjusted† | Crude* | Adjusted† | |
N (asthma) | 2,037 | 1,321 | 1,592 | 1,156 |
N (all) | 21,444 | 12,709 | 19,979 | 11,768 |
Household mold | ||||
No | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) |
Yes | 1.58 (1.17, 2.14) | 1.57 (1.03, 2.39) | 1.43 (1.08, 1.90) | 1.28 (0.90, 1.84) |
Household pesticide use | ||||
Never | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) |
Ever | 1.13 (0.92, 1.40) | 0.88 (0.69, 1.12) | 1.04 (0.84, 1.27) | 0.99 (0.77, 1.26) |
P for interaction between household mold and child’s sex <0.10. P for interaction between household pesticide use and child’s sex >0.15.
Adjusted for child’s age, sex, race/ethnicity, insurance type, household highest education, poverty status, family structure, household smoker, primary caregiver’s self-reported mental and emotional health status, and mutually adjusted for household mold and pesticide use as exposures of interest. P for interaction between household mold and child’s sex <0.001. P for interaction between household pesticide use and child’s sex >0.15.