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. 2022 Nov 3;10:1038141. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1038141

Table 3.

The association between UPFs and allergic symptoms, stratified by selected subgroups in children.

IgE Allergy Current asthma Eczema Hay fever Rash Sneeze Wheeze
Age 6–11 Q1 ref = 1.00 ref = 1.00 ref = 1.00 ref = 1.00 ref = 1.00 ref = 1.00 ref = 1.00 ref = 1.00
Q2 1.05(0.38, 2.86) 1.33(0.49,3.62) 2.02(0.94, 4.36) 1.23(0.51, 2.98) 3.91(0.82, 18.59) 1.34(0.49, 3.66) 1.18(0.50, 2.82) 1.13(0.56, 2.30)
Q3 0.50(0.20, 1.26) 0.95(0.31,2.88) 1.59(0.49, 5.15) 2.57(1.15, 5.75) 1.61(0.15, 17.20) 2.01(0.75, 5.39) 0.79(0.28, 2.24) 0.93(0.48, 1.81)
Q4 0.94(0.49, 1.79) 2.69(1.28,5.66) 2.12(0.78, 5.75) 1.13(0.48, 2.70) 2.50(0.39, 15.94) 0.56(0.15, 2.14) 1.46(0.69, 3.09) 1.38(0.60, 3.17)
12–19 Q2 0.77(0.56,1.07) 0.93(0.50,1.75) 0.69(0.36, 1.33) 1.08(0.48, 2.44) 1.26(0.37, 4.25) 1.67(0.76, 3.68) 0.94(0.51,1.72) 1.10(0.59, 2.05)
Q3 0.80(0.50,1.28) 1.46(0.74,2.90) 0.93(0.51, 1.69) 0.84(0.39, 1.80) 0.73(0.25, 2.15) 0.96(0.36, 2.59) 0.78(0.44,1.38) 0.85(0.34, 2.12)
Q4 0.59(0.45,0.78) 1.00(0.50,2.00) 1.64(0.89, 3.02) 1.41(0.53, 3.76) 0.93(0.29, 3.03) 1.11(0.61, 2.04) 1.24(0.80,1.92) 0.99(0.37, 2.62)
p for interaction 0.65 0.14 0.8 0.65 0.26 0.97 0.76 0.71
Sex female Q1 ref = 1.00 ref = 1.00 ref = 1.00 ref = 1.00 ref = 1.00 ref = 1.00 ref = 1.00 ref = 1.00
Q2 1.11(0.61, 2.01) 1.44(1.11,1.87) 1.20(0.68, 2.14) 2.46(0.80, 7.58) 4.64(2.02, 10.65) 1.29(0.58, 2.89) 1.06(0.57, 1.99) 0.88(0.41, 1.89)
Q3 0.71(0.42, 1.19) 1.85(1.10,3.14) 2.01(0.85, 4.75) 4.40(1.87,10.33) 2.17(0.49, 9.53) 1.60(0.83, 3.09) 0.88(0.45, 1.73) 1.54(0.63, 3.77)
Q4 0.65(0.36, 1.20) 1.87(1.03,3.41) 1.55(0.71, 3.41) 2.88(1.05, 7.95) 2.58(0.79, 8.39) 0.66(0.28, 1.57) 1.39(0.89, 2.15) 1.31(0.58, 2.97)
male Q2 0.66(0.35,1.26) 0.77(0.36,1.64) 1.03(0.59, 1.79) 0.66(0.28, 1.55) 0.47(0.11, 2.06) 1.76(0.54, 5.69) 0.98(0.49, 1.96) 1.17(0.70, 1.95)
Q3 0.68(0.36,1.27) 0.81(0.40,1.64) 0.60(0.29, 1.22) 0.64(0.29, 1.40) 0.45(0.14, 1.49) 0.85(0.27, 2.66) 0.72(0.33, 1.59) 0.50(0.21, 1.19)
Q4 0.68(0.38,1.22) 1.09(0.59,2.02) 2.04(1.08, 3.83) 0.72(0.29, 1.82) 0.65(0.14, 2.96) 1.04(0.35, 3.10) 1.27(0.61, 2.63) 0.91(0.44, 1.88)
p for interaction 0.89 0.16 1.0 0.02 0.16 0.93 0.38 0.23
Race/ White Q1 ref = 1.00 ref = 1.00 ref = 1.00 ref = 1.00 ref = 1.00 ref = 1.00 ref = 1.00 ref = 1.00
Ethnicity Q2 0.57(0.34,0.96) 0.93(0.52, 1.66) 1.21(0.64, 2.29) 1.09(0.42, 2.85) 2.79(1.05, 7.38) 2.11(0.60, 7.49) 1.04(0.51, 2.15) 1.41(0.62, 3.18)
Q3 0.65(0.28,1.49) 1.15(0.54, 2.43) 1.27(0.52, 3.08) 1.24(0.64, 2.40) 1.26(0.40, 3.98) 1.67(0.58, 4.85) 0.68(0.30, 1.55) 1.09(0.40, 2.95)
Q4 0.68(0.44,1.05) 1.28(0.75, 2.19) 2.08(0.99, 4.37) 1.08(0.50, 2.36) 1.03(0.30, 3.49) 0.89(0.25, 3.20) 1.15(0.63, 2.09) 1.17(0.36, 3.84)
the others Q2 1.25(0.81, 1.92) 1.44(0.73,2.81) 0.94(0.58, 1.52) 1.36(0.61,3.03) 0.54(0.13, 2.31) 1.06(0.47, 2.36) 0.96(0.58,1.60) 0.74(0.44, 1.26)
Q3 0.78(0.50, 1.21) 1.63(0.91,2.94) 0.89(0.43, 1.86) 2.35(1.05,5.29) 0.75(0.17, 3.40) 1.06(0.69, 1.64) 1.11(0.67,1.83) 0.60(0.36, 1.00)
Q4 0.70(0.45, 1.11) 1.91(1.02,3.60) 1.33(0.72, 2.46) 2.32(0.98,5.47) 2.27(0.50, 10.26) 0.86(0.42, 1.79) 1.70(1.26,2.28) 1.01(0.66, 1.55)
p for interaction 0.67 0.35 0.32 0.28 0.14 0.98 0.28 0.8

All models were adjusted for gender, age, race/ethnicity, family income ratio, BMI (categorical variables), smoke status (self-reported in adults), tobacco exposure (defined by cotinine), animals, cockroaches, and mildew except the subgroup variable.