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Table 7 Odds ratios of trivariate regressions between asthma without hayfever, NO2LUR and confounding variables within subgroups with significant bivariate associations+

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

 

All girls

Older girls

 

Exp(B)

95% CI

Exp(B)

95% CI

Trivariate Regressions

NO2LUR

1.137**

(1.012–1.278)

1.198**

(1.019–1.408)

   + Avg Income

1.142**

(1.014–1.288)

1.109

(0.935–1.237)

   + Dwelling Value

1.127*

(0.989–1.285)

1.174

(0.964–1.429)

   + Rate of Repair

1.163**

(1.019–1.327)

1.178*

(0.980–1.417)

   + Older house

1.139*

(0.989–1.311)

1.155

(0.948–1.406)

   + Smoking

1.145**

(1.011–1.297)

1.170

(0.967–1.416)

   + DI

1.152**

(1.001–1.326)

1.326**

(1.056–1.666)

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