Table 5 Logistic regression results: Variables significantly associated with parental report of allergy by 5 years of age in 1942 children from a birth cohort
Variable | Total children (n) | Self-report allergy (%) | Crude odds ratio (95% CI) | P value | Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Child care status: | ||||||
Attended childcare | 1283 | 12.9% | 1.4 (1.1, 1.8) | 0.017 | 1.4 (1.1, 1.9) | 0.019 |
Did not attend childcare | 994 | 9.7% | 1.0a | 1.0a | ||
Other self-report conditions: | ||||||
Child has neither eczema nor asthma | 1742 | 8.8% | 1.0a | 1.0a | <.001 | |
Child has asthma but no eczema | 176 | 16.5% | 2.0 (1.3, 3.1) | <.001 | 2.2 (1.4,3.4) | |
Child has eczema (+/− asthma) | 248 | 28.6% | 4.1 (3.0, 5.7) | <.000 | 4.3 (3.1,6.1) | |
Age (months) at first food | ||||||
< 3 months | 68 | 7.4% | NA | 0.07b | 1.0ac | |
Between 3 and 6 months | 1403 | 11.3% | 1.0ac | |||
6 months and older | 635 | 13.5% | 1.3 (1.0, 1.7)c | 0.05 | ||