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Table 4 Variables associated with having asthma with eczema and/or asthma compared with only having rhinitis

From: Study of atopic multimorbidity in subjects with rhinitis using multiplex allergen component analysis

 

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adjusted ORa (95% CI)

Mother’s allergy

2.67 (1.50–4.73)

2.29 (1.16–4.55)

Total IgE (log increase)

3.63 (2.08–6.36)

2.51 (1.25–5.03)

FEV1 per 10% of predicted increase

0.02 (0.00–0.16)

0.03 (0.00–0.38)

Number of IgE-positive allergen components

1.15 (1.08–1.23)

1.11 (1.01–1.21)

Seasonal

2.5 (1.45–4.42)

2.03 (0.96–4.27)

Perennial

4.31 (2.30–8.06)

2.43 (1.10–5.36)

Food

2.00 (1.13–3.51)

1.35 (0.67–2.71)

Any sensitisation

4.41 (2.41–8.09)

3.20 (1.49–6.86)

No sensitisation

 

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Seasonal but not perennial

1.39 (0.68–2.81)

1.19 (0.50–2.86)

Perennial but not seasonal

2.13 (0.66–6.87)

0.74 (0.19–2.95)

Seasonal and perennial

6.21 (2.92–13.21)

4.36 (1.54–12.35)

  1. (OR (95% CI) odds ratio (95% CI)
  2. aAdjusted for gender, age, mother’s allergy, total IgE, BMI and FEV1