Operational definition of asthma | Nonatopic % | Atopic % | Adj OR# | Lower 95% CI | Upper 95% CI | z-value |
Subjects n | 7457 | 3840 | | | | |
Wheeze | | | | | | |
Wheeze | 17.9 | 28.9 | 1.84 | 1.67 | 2.02 | 12.62 |
Wheeze, breathlessness | 8.1 | 15.8 | 2.12 | 1.88 | 2.40 | 11.87 |
Wheeze, breathlessness, no cold | 4.7 | 11.8 | 2.61 | 2.25 | 3.03 | 12.61 |
Bronchial hyperresponsiveness | | | | | | |
Slope>25% | 19.8 | 34.9 | 2.31 | 2.11 | 2.53 | 17.74 |
>20% at 1 mg | 8.9 | 22.7 | 3.20 | 2.85 | 3.59 | 19.74 |
Slope>10% | 6.1 | 17.5 | 3.46 | 3.03 | 3.95 | 18.38 |
Wheeze and BHR¶ | | | | | | |
Wheeze, BHR | 3.4 | 12.4 | 4.13 | 3.50 | 4.86 | 16.94 |
Wheeze, breathlessness, BHR | 1.9 | 8.8 | 4.98 | 4.05 | 6.11 | 15.29 |
Wheeze, breathlessness, no cold, BHR | 1.3 | 7.1 | 5.84 | 4.58 | 7.45 | 14.22 |
ECRHS Definition+ | | | | | | |
Any 1 of 3 variables | 5.0 | 12.4 | 2.76 | 2.38 | 3.19 | 13.58 |
Any 2 of 3 variables | 1.0 | 10.1 | 5.75 | 4.37 | 7.56 | 12.49 |
All 3 variables | 0.3 | 4.7 | 6.92 | 4.42 | 10.84 | 8.47 |
Score | | | | | | |
Any 1 of 8 questions | 29.0 | 40.4 | 1.70 | 1.56 | 1.85 | 12.16 |
Any 2 of 8 questions | 11.6 | 21.3 | 2.12 | 1.90 | 2.36 | 13.50 |
Any 3 of 8 questions | 5.7 | 13.3 | 2.57 | 2.23 | 2.95 | 13.20 |
Any 4 of 8 questions | 2.7 | 8.8 | 3.41 | 2.84 | 4.11 | 13.00 |
Any 5 of 8 questions | 1.5 | 6.1 | 4.39 | 3.46 | 5.56 | 12.19 |
Any 6 of 8 questions | 0.7 | 4.1 | 5.77 | 4.18 | 7.95 | 10.69 |
Any 7 of 8 questions | 0.4 | 2.3 | 6.55 | 4.20 | 10.21 | 8.30 |
All 8 questions | 0.1 | 0.9 | 7.01 | 3.33 | 14.78 | 5.12 |