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Table 3 Odds ratios of bivariate associations between asthma without hayfever and both NO2LUR and confounding variables within subgroups of all, younger and older children+

From: Spatial analysis of air pollution and childhood asthma in Hamilton, Canada: comparing exposure methods in sensitive subgroups

 

All children

Younger children

Older children

 

Exp(B)

95% CI

Exp(B)

95% CI

Exp(B)

95% CI

Bivariate Associations

NO2LUR

1.035

(0.957–1.120)

0.989

(0.889–1.101)

1.100

(0.980–1.234)

Avg Income

0.780

(0.479–1.268)

0.879

(0.470–1.641)

0.591

(0.270–1.296)

Dwelling Value

0.959

(0.905–1.016)

0.971

(0.903–1.043)

0.932

(0.844–1.029)

Rate of repair

1.008

(0.968–1.050)

0.983

(0.930–1.039)

1.012

(0.950–1.077)

Older house

1.002

(0.996–1.009)

0.999

(0.991–1.007)

1.005

(0.996–1.015)

Smoking

1.013

(0.987–1.041)

1.002

(0.970–1.035)

1.009

(0.967–1.052)

DI

1.029

(0.962–1.102)

1.020

(0.925–1.125)

1.047

(0.946–1.160)

  1. **p < 0.05,* p < 0.1
  2. + calculated for a 1-unit increase in pollutant