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Risk factors for asthma diagnosis |
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| Risk factor (yes versus no except where indicated) |
OR (All subjects) |
p |
OR (11–18) |
p |
OR (4–10) |
p |
|
|
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| Site (NEMC versus SC) |
1.07 |
0.85 |
1.21 |
0.68 |
1.53 |
0.51 |
| Language (Chinese versus English) |
2.00 |
0.036 |
1.33 |
0.65 |
1.60 |
0.51 |
| Gender (male versus female) |
1.15 |
0.64 |
0.94 |
0.89 |
1.47 |
0.43 |
| Wheezing |
9.00 |
< 0.001 |
13.57 |
0.005 |
6.00 |
0.025 |
| Allergies |
1.33 |
0.43 |
2.71 |
0.034 |
0.61 |
0.43 |
| Family history of asthma |
6.40 |
< 0.001 |
10.52 |
< 0.001 |
4.52 |
0.07 |
| Born in the US |
4.86 |
< 0.001 |
3.22 |
0.038 |
8.00 |
0.003 |
| Smoking in the home |
1.23 |
0.53 |
0.83 |
0.68 |
2.15 |
0.11 |
| Pests seen in or around home |
1.17 |
0.63 |
1.37 |
0.50 |
1.43 |
0.49 |
| Heavy motor vehicle traffic near home |
1.68 |
0.12 |
1.61 |
0.33 |
1.25 |
0.64 |
| Family SES (lower versus higher) |
2.50 |
0.22 |
3.15 |
0.26 |
1.80 |
0.61 |
Brugge et al. Environmental Health 2007 6:13 doi:10.1186/1476-069X-6-13 |
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