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Table 4 Adjusted Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for respiratory illnesses in children aged 2–16 years and the joint association between ventilation (yes/no) and gas stove use habits (cooking only/cooking and heating)

From: A cross-sectional study of the association between ventilation of gas stoves and chronic respiratory illness in U.S. children enrolled in NHANESIII

 

Asthmaa(N = 5,646)

Wheezeb(N = 5,647)

Bronchitisc(N = 7,114)

 

No. cases

aOR (95% CI)

No. cases

aOR (95% CI)

No. cases

aOR (95% CI)

Vent not used and stove used for cooking & heating

69

1 Ref.

156

1 Ref.

59

1 Ref.

Vent used and stove used for cooking & heating

36

0.86 (0.34, 2.17)

62

0.62 (0.31, 1.20)

14

0.49 (0.21, 1.12)

Vent not used and stove used only for cooking

194

0.62 (0.32, 1.23)

399

0.57 (0.35, 0.92)*

125

1.05 (0.61, 1.81)

Vent used and stove used only for cooking

188

0.41 (0.23, 0.74)*

396

0.35 (0.21, 0.60)*

114

0.65 (0.36, 1.19)

  1. *P-value <0.05.
  2. aAdjusted for age group, sex, parental history of asthma or hay fever, household income < $20,000, pets in the house, and BMI.
  3. bAdjusted for age group, parental history of asthma or hay fever, pets in the house, indoor tobacco smoke, race-ethnicity, household income < $20,000, and BMI.
  4. cAdjusted for age group, parental history of asthma or hay fever, indoor tobacco smoke, race-ethnicity, household income < $20,000, and census region.