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

Table 5. Multivariable analysis between wheeze and covariates in the three age groups.

3 month group 18 month group 36 month group
aOR 95%CI P aOR 95%CI P aOR 95%CI P
Gender
Female reference reference reference
Male 1.51 1.40–1.63 <0.001 1.43 1.36–1.52 <0.001 1.37 1.29–1.46 <0.001
Birth season
Spring (Mar. to May) reference reference reference
Summer (Jun. to Aug.) 1.22 1.10–1.36 <0.001 0.85 0.79–0.92 <0.001 1.00 0.92–1.10 0.945
Autumn (Sep. to Nov.) 1.09 0.98–1.22 0.103 0.82 0.76–0.88 <0.001 1.23 1.12–1.34 <0.001
Winter (Dec. to Feb.) 0.91 0.81–1.02 0.093 0.81 0.75–0.87 <0.001 1.14 1.04–1.25 0.004
Birth order
First reference reference reference
Second and after 1.22 1.13–1.32 <0.001 1.06 1.00–1.12 0.042 0.98 0.92–1.04 0.427
Paternal bronchial asthma
No reference reference reference
Yes 1.41 1.25–1.60 <0.001 1.71 1.56–1.87 <0.001 2.33 2.11–2.56 <0.001
Maternal bronchial asthma
No reference reference reference
Yes 1.74 1.55–1.95 <0.001 2.12 1.94–2.32 <0.001 2.75 2.51–3.01 <0.001