Bivariate analyses of various risk factors and the main outcome variables of wheeze# and asthma¶ at age 10 yrs
| Subjects with risk factor n | Wheeze | Asthma | |||
| n (%) | OR (95% CI) | n (%) | OR (95% CI) | ||
| Maternal schooling ≥8 yrs | 195/1011 | 43 (22.1) | 0.7 (0.5–1.4) | 11 (5.5) | 0.5 (0.3–1.0) |
| Born before term | 93/970 | 30 (32.3) | 1.3 (0.8–2.1) | 8 (8.6) | 0.9 (0.4–1.9) |
| Maternal smoking | 322/1009 | 104 (32.3) | 1.5 (1.1–2.0)§ | 38 (11.8) | 1.5 (1.0–2.4)ƒ |
| Humid household | 474/1011 | 158 (33.3) | 1.8 (1.4–2.4)## | 62 (13.1) | 2.5(1.6–3.8)## |
| Maternal asthma | 78/1007 | 42 (53.8) | 3.5 (2.2–5.6)## | 25 (32.1) | 6.0 3.5–10.2)## |
| Poor neighbourhood | 956/1009 | 253 (26.5) | 0.6(0.3–1.05) | 84 (8.8) | 0.5 (0.2–1.0) |
| Bronchiolitis aged <2 yrs | 159/1007 | 95 (59.7) | 5.6 (4.0–8.0)## | 56 (35.2) | 11.9(7.5–19.0)## |
| Any helminths | 195/1011 | 53 (27.2) | 1.0 (0.7–1.4) | 20 (10.3) | 1.2 (0.7–1.9) |
| High-load+ helminths | 68/1011 | 25 (36.8) | 1.6 (1.0–2.7) | 10 (14.7) | 1.8 (0.9–3.6) |
| High-load+ Ascaris | 56/1011 | 22 (39.3) | 1.8 (1.0–3.0)ƒ | 9 (16.1) | 2.0 (0.97–4.2) |
OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval. #: wheeze in the previous 12 months; ¶: wheeze in the previous 12 months and asthma ever; +: ≥100 eggs·g−1; §: p≤0.01; ƒ: p≤0.05; ##: p≤0.001.