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. 2014 Jun;23(132):180–192. doi: 10.1183/09059180.00005113

Table 4. Pesticide exposure and wheeze in children.

First author [ref.] Asthma definition Exposure metric Co-exposures OR (95% CI)
Salameh [26] Self-reported recurrent wheezing Any exposure to pesticides Dust, animals 2.10 (1.39–3.18)
Sunyer [27] Wheeze at 4 years Cord blood and blood samples in nonatopic children Unknown 1.37# (1.06–1.79)
Sunyer [28] Wheeze at age 6.5 years Cord blood and blood samples aged 4 years Unknown 1.13 (1.03–1.39)
Yemaneberhan [24] Self-reported asthma, wheezing or cough Self-reported exposure questionnaire Unknown The results of children and adults were not reported separately, so no ORs are included

#: risk ratio.