Table 4 Antibiotic Administration Correlated with Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis reported as odds ratios (OR). Adjusted odds ratio (aOR) controlled for covariates including age, sex, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, delivery method, NICU status, birthweight, and prematurity
From: Early antibiotic exposure and development of asthma and allergic rhinitis in childhood
Asthma | Allergic Rhinitis | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR | P-value | 95% C.I | aOR | P-value | 95% C.I | OR | P-value | 95% C.I | aOR | P-value | 95% C.I | |
0–12 Months | 3.57 | <.001 | 1.79–7.13 | 2.66 | 0.03 | 1.11–6.40 | 1.66 | 0.17 | .80–3.43 | 1.41 | 0.53 | 0.48–4.14 |
Lifetime | 7.57 | <.001 | 4.38–13.07 | 3.54 | 0.00 | 1.99–6.30 | 4.85 | <.001 | 2.97–7.91 | 2.43 | <.001 | 1.43–4.11 |