| Life event during 5 yrs | Subjects in the analysis# | Subjects with the event | Model 1¶ | Model 2¶ | Model 3¶ |
| Death of a family member+ | 203 | 155 | 0.85 (0.21–3.42) | 0.71 (0.17–2.88) | 0.72 (0.18–2.93) |
| Violence | 792 | 149 | 1.48 (0.84–2.61) | 1.44 (0.81–2.56) | 1.39 (0.78–2.47) |
| Severe illness in a family member | 2652 | 133 | 1.52 (1.06–2.19) | 1.47 (1.01–2.12) | 1.47 (1.01–2.12) |
| Death of mother | 1106 | 134 | 1.57 (0.97–2.56) | 1.41 (0.83–2.41) | 1.40 (0.82–2.39) |
| Major increase in marital problems | 2773 | 135 | 1.62 (1.12–2.33) | 1.47 (1.01–2.12) | 1.47 (1.01–2.12) |
| Divorce or separation | 1822 | 115 | 1.65 (1.08–2.55) | 1.75 (1.13–2.73) | 1.67 (1.07–2.62) |
| Severe conflicts with supervisor | 1381 | 152 | 1.61 (1.04–2.49) | 1.65 (1.07–2.56) | 1.63 (1.05–2.52) |
| Severe financial difficulties | 2500 | 142 | 1.47 (1.01–2.13) | 1.41 (0.97–2.06) | 1.40 (0.95–2.05) |
| Death of father | 1387 | 100 | 0.85 (0.48–1.53) | 0.76 (0.41–1.43) | 0.77 (0.41–1.43) |
Data are presented as n or hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals. Statistically significant HRs are shown in bold. Model 1: crude; model 2: adjusted for sociodemographic factors (age, sex, marital status and education); model 3: model 2+asthma risk factors (smoking and cat/dog at home). #: calculated from model 3; ¶: Cox regression models were used; +: death of own child or death of spouse.