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Table 2 Risk factors for asthma diagnosis

From: Native and foreign born as predictors of pediatric asthma in an Asian immigrant population: a cross sectional survey

Risk factor (yes versus no except where indicated)

OR (All subjects)

p

OR (11–18)

p

OR (4–10)

p

Site (NEMC versus SC)

1.07

0.85

1.21

0.68

1.53

0.51

Language (Chinese versus English)

2.00

0.036

1.33

0.65

1.60

0.51

Gender (male versus female)

1.15

0.64

0.94

0.89

1.47

0.43

Wheezing

9.00

< 0.001

13.57

0.005

6.00

0.025

Allergies

1.33

0.43

2.71

0.034

0.61

0.43

Family history of asthma

6.40

< 0.001

10.52

< 0.001

4.52

0.07

Born in the US

4.86

< 0.001

3.22

0.038

8.00

0.003

Smoking in the home

1.23

0.53

0.83

0.68

2.15

0.11

Pests seen in or around home

1.17

0.63

1.37

0.50

1.43

0.49

Heavy motor vehicle traffic near home

1.68

0.12

1.61

0.33

1.25

0.64

Family SES (lower versus higher)

2.50

0.22

3.15

0.26

1.80

0.61