Table 2 Factors associated with the 5-year cumulative incidence of asthma and incidence of rhinitis in eczema patients aged 1–2 years in Sweden
Risk factor at baseline | Incidence of asthma (N = 2063) | Incidence of rhinitis (N = 2751) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Adjusted odds ratio* (95% confidence interval) | P-value | Adjusted odds ratio* (95% confidence interval) | P-value | |
Eczema at baseline | <0.001 | |||
No | 1.0 | <0.001 | 1.0 | |
Yes | 3.07 (1.79-5.27) | 2.63 (1.85-3.73) | ||
Gender | 0.006 | |||
Female | 1.0 | 0.003 | 1.0 | |
Male | 2.20 (1.30-3.72) | 1.59 (1.14- 2.23) | ||
Age of the child | 0.290 | |||
12-23 month | 1.0 | 0.340 | 1.0 | |
24-35 month | 0.78 (0.47-1.30) | 0.84 (0.60-1.16) | ||
Parental history of allergic disease & | <0.001 | |||
No parent with allergic disease | 1.0 | <0.001 | 1.0 | |
Parent(s) with history of allergic disease | 1.83 (1.29-2.60) | 2.00 (1.59-2.51) | ||
Asthma in the child | <0.001 | |||
No | -- | -- | 1.0 | |
Yes | 2.80 (1.66-4.70) | |||
Breastfeeding && | 0.446 | |||
Breastfeeding longer than 6 month | 1.0 | 0.044 | 1.0 | |
Breastfeeding up to 6 month | 1.57 (1.03-2.39) | 1.13 (0.83-1.54) | ||
Number of bedrooms with PVC | 0.106 | |||
No PVC in bedroom | 1.0 | 0.288 | 1.0 | |
PVC in one bedroom | 1.36 (0.65-2.83) | 1.60 (1.02- 2.51) | ||
PVC in two bedrooms | 1.57 (0.89-2.78) | 1.30 (0.90-1.90) | ||
Type of dwelling | 0.546 | |||
Single family house | 1.0 | 0.605 | 1.0 | |
Multi family house | 1.21 (0.60-2.44) | 1.15 (0.73-1.81) | ||
Smoking by parents | 0.707 | |||
No | 1.0 | 0.810 | 1.0 | |
Yes | 0.92 (0.47-1.79) | 0.92 (0.60-1.42) | ||
Number of adults living with the child | 0.942 | |||
Two or more | 1.0 | 0.208 | 1.0 | |
One | 0.43 (0.10-1.81) | 1.03 (0.50-2.11) | ||