Table 2 Prevalence and risks associated with asthma status for selected hereditary and environmental factors in the Mohawk population.
From: Childhood asthma and indoor allergens in Native Americans in New York
Factor | Asthma cases with factor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No.a | % | OR | 90% CI | |
Family history of asthma | 11 | 84.6 | 1.37 | 0.15–12.81 |
Smoking in the home in the last 12 months | 8 | 32.0 | 1.49 | 0.52–4.23 |
Smoking in the home during the child's lifetime | 11 | 45.8 | 1.18 | 0.45–3.09 |
Garage attached to the home | 5 | 20.0 | 1.31 | 0.39–4.43 |
Burn-barrel within 5-minute walk from the home | 19 | 79.2 | 1.56 | 0.52–4.74 |
Pet(s) in the house | 11 | 44.0 | 0.73 | 0.29–1.85 |
Moist walls, ceilings, carpets, furniture | 5 | 20.0 | 0.95 | 0.30–3.05 |
Mold in the house | 8 | 36.4 | 0.83 | 0.30–2.29 |
Cockroaches, ants, other insects in the house | 13 | 52.0 | 0.77 | 0.30–1.99 |
Smoking during pregnancy | 6 | 24.0 | 1.26 | 0.41–3.90 |
Born before due date | 8 | 32.0 | 2.12 | 0.67–6.69 |
Breast feed infant | 17 | 68.0 | 0.18 | 0.05–0.75* |
Attended day-care during the first two years of life | 5 | 20.0 | 0.53 | 0.18–1.57 |