Table 3. Bivariate and multiple regression analyses between recent wheeze and sociodemographic and lifestyle variables.
Variables | Categories | Prevalence | Bivariate | Multivariate | ||||
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(%) | OR | 95% CI | p | OR | 95% CI | p | ||
Sex | Men | 3.8 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Women | 6.9 | 1.86 | (1.13-3.08) | 0.015 | 1.57 | (0.92-2.68) | 0.096 | |
Age group (years) | 21-30 | 4.4 | 1 | |||||
31-40 | 7.3 | 1.7 | (0.73-3.95) | 0.219 | ||||
41-50 | 4.9 | 1.12 | (0.47-2.71) | 0.795 | ||||
≥51 | 6.6 | 1.51 | (0.58-4.01) | 0.399 | ||||
Ethnic group | Mestizo | 6.4 | 1 | |||||
Other | 4.5 | 0.69 | (0.33-1.42) | 0.314 | ||||
Education | Primary | 5.4 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Incomplete Secondary | 6.7 | 1.24 | (0.68-2.26) | 0.477 | 1.19 | (0.63-2.24) | 0.579 | |
Completed Secondary | 5.5 | 1 | (0.59-1.69) | 0.987 | 0.95 | (0.54-1.66) | 0.867 | |
University | 8.5 | 1.61 | (0.92-2.81) | 0.092 | 1.46 | (0.81-2.65) | 0.203 | |
Humidity at house | No | 5.0 | 1 | |||||
Yes | 9.5 | 1.99 | (1.43-2.76) | <0.001 | ||||
Mould at house | No | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Yes | 11.4 | 2.42 | (1.72-3.42) | <0.001 | 2.13 | (1.48-3.06) | <0.001 | |
Smoking habit in the past | Never | 5.9 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Seldom | 6.2 | 1.04 | (0.68-1.60) | 0.85 | 0.99 | (0.63-1.57) | 0.993 | |
Daily | 13.2 | 2.4 | (1.33-4.35) | 0.004 | 1.86 | (0.93-3.70) | 0.076 | |
Smoking habit in the present | Never | 6.1 | 1 | |||||
Seldom | 6.5 | 1.06 | (0.62-1.81) | 0.829 | ||||
Daily | 14.3 | 2.56 | (1.13-5.8) | 0.024 | ||||
Traffic around the house | Never | 6 | 1 | |||||
Seldom | 5.9 | 0.99 | (0.52-1.88) | 0.98 | ||||
Frequently in the day | 5.7 | 0.95 | (0.48-1.86) | 0.888 | ||||
Day and night | 7.7 | 1.31 | (0.67-2.51) | 0.424 | ||||
Cat at home | No | 5.6 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Yes | 7.9 | 1.48 | (1.04-2.02) | 0.031 | 1.51 | (1.06-2.13) | 0.022 | |
Dog at home | No | 6.7 | 1 | |||||
Yes | 6.1 | 0.9 | (0.63-1.28) | 0.563 | ||||
Rhinitis ever | No | 4.6 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Yes | 17.2 | 4.31 | (3.04-6.10) | <0.001 | 3.65 | (2.53-5.29) | <0.001 | |
Eczema ever | No | 5.9 | 1 | |||||
Yes | 14.0 | 2.61 | (1.56-4.36) | <0.001 |