Table 2 Risk factors for COME in final multivariable model
From: Determinants of chronic otitis media with effusion in preschool children: a case–control study
Variable | Adjusted OR (CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|
Age (per month) | 0.96 (0.92, 1.00) | .04 |
Sex | .53 | |
Female | 1.00 | |
Male | 1.18 (0.70, 1.99) | |
NZDep (per unit) | 1.06 (0.96, 1.17) | .27 |
Ethnicity | .005 | |
European/Other | 1.00 | |
Asian | 0.20 (0.07, 0.53) | |
Maori | 0.90 (0.47, 1.72) | |
Pacific Island | 1.33 (0.58, 3.04) | |
Long labour | .04 | |
No | 1.00 | |
Yes | 2.59 (1.03, 6.79) | |
Cow’s milk start < 13 months of age | .03 | |
No | 1.00 | |
Yes | 1.76 (1.05, 2.97) | |
Blocked nose in last 12 months | <.001 | |
Only with cold, rarely and never | 1.00 | |
Always and often | 4.38 (2.37, 8.28) | |
Snoring in last 3 months | .02 | |
Never | 1.00 | |
Seldom | 1.29 (0.55, 3.10) | |
Only with cold | 1.51 (0.59, 3.94) | |
Often | 2.45 (1.04, 5.96) | |
Always | 3.64 (1.51, 9.15) | |
4 or more colds in last 12 months | <.001 | |
No | 1.00 | |
Yes | 2.67 (1.59, 4.53) | |
Sibling tympanostomy tubes | .01 | |
No | 1.00 | |
Yes | 2.68 (1.22, 6.02) | |
Daycare hours per week (per hour) | 1.03 (1.00, 1.05) | .02 |
Older siblings | .03 | |
No | 1.00 | |
Yes | 0.54 (0.31, 0.93) |