Table 7. Multivariable analysis between wheeze and eczema and covariates in the three age groups.
3 month group | 18 month group | 36 month group | ||||||||
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aOR | 95%CI | P | aOR | 95%CI | P | aOR | 95%CI | P | ||
Gender | ||||||||||
Female | reference | ― | ― | reference | ― | ― | reference | ― | ― | |
Male | 1.62 | 1.41–1.87 | <0.001 | 1.42 | 1.30–1.54 | <0.001 | 1.35 | 1.24–1.48 | <0.001 | |
Birth season | ||||||||||
Spring (Mar. to May) | reference | ― | ― | reference | ― | ― | reference | ― | ― | |
Summer (Jun. to Aug.) | 1.10 | 0.89–1.37 | 0.364 | 0.98 | 0.87–1.10 | 0.745 | 1.00 | 0.88–1.14 | 0.954 | |
Autumn (Sep. to Nov.) | 1.74 | 1.43–2.11 | <0.001 | 1.08 | 0.96–1.21 | 0.219 | 1.17 | 1.03–1.32 | 0.013 | |
Winter (Dec. to Feb.) | 1.45 | 1.18–1.77 | <0.001 | 1.00 | 0.89–1.13 | 0.962 | 1.14 | 1.00–1.29 | 0.043 | |
Birth order | ||||||||||
First | reference | ― | ― | reference | ― | ― | reference | ― | ― | |
Second and after | 1.08 | 0.94–1.24 | 0.271 | 1.06 | 0.97–1.15 | 0.190 | 1.01 | 0.93–1.11 | 0.746 | |
Paternal allergic disease | ||||||||||
No | reference | ― | ― | reference | ― | ― | reference | ― | ― | |
Yes | 1.81 | 1.51–2.17 | <0.001 | 2.07 | 1.86–2.32 | <0.001 | 2.56 | 2.27–2.90 | <0.001 |