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. 2022 May 5;17(5):e0268092. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268092

Table 2. Univariate analysis between wheeze and covariates in three age groups.

3 month group 18 month group 36 month group
OR 95%CI P OR 95%CI P OR 95%CI P
Gender
Female reference reference reference
Male 1.51 1.40–1.63 <0.001 1.43 1.36–1.51 <0.001 1.37 1.29–1.46 <0.001
Birth season
Spring (Mar. to May) reference reference reference
Summer (Jun. to Aug.) 1.23 1.10–1.36 <0.001 0.85 0.79–0.92 <0.001 1.00 0.91–1.09 0.981
Autumn (Sep. to Nov.) 1.09 0.98–1.21 0.118 0.81 0.75–0.88 <0.001 1.22 1.12–1.33 <0.001
Winter (Dec. to Feb.) 0.91 0.81–1.01 0.084 0.80 0.74–0.87 <0.001 1.14 1.05–1.25 0.003
Birth order
First reference reference reference
Second and after 1.21 1.12–1.31 <0.001 1.05 1.00–1.11 0.07 0.96 0.90–1.02 0.208
Paternal bronchial asthma
No reference reference reference
Yes 1.45 1.29–1.64 <0.001 1.75 1.60–1.92 <0.001 2.40 2.18–2.64 <0.001
Maternal bronchial asthma
No reference reference reference
Yes 1.75 1.56–1.96 <0.001 2.16 1.98–2.36 <0.001 2.79 2.55–3.05 <0.001
Parental allergic disease
No reference reference reference
Yes 1.36 1.24–1.49 <0.001 1.50 1.41–1.60 <0.001 1.83 1.70–1.97 <0.001