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Table 3 Risk factor analyses for the incidence of current asthma and current wheeze from age 12-18 years, by method of measure, expressed as odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals by multiple logistic regression analyses.

From: Conventional epidemiology underestimates the incidence of asthma and wheeze-a longitudinal population-based study among teenagers

 

Dependent variables

 

Current asthma

Current wheeze

 

AR

BE

AR

BE

Independent variables

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Female sex

1.65

1.17-2.34

1.81

1.20-2.73

1.52

1.24-1.88

2.06

1.49-2.85

Family history of asthma

1.54

1.05-2.25

1.76

1.14-2.71

1.26

0.98-1.62

1.44

1.01-2.06

Physician-diagnosed rhinitis

3.13

1.97-4.98

2.91

1.69-5.02

1.97

1.37-2.84

2.59

1.62-4.14

  1. AR: Incidence based on the annual reports
  2. BE: Incidence based on the baseline and endpoint surveys only