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Table 3 Variables associated to asthma cases in the multivariate analysis

From: Asthma prevalence and risk factors among children and adolescents living around an industrial area: a cross-sectional study

Variable

POR*

CI 95% **

p-value

BMI

   

  High BMI (overweight, obesity)

8.77

2.40-31.97

0.001

  Normal (reference)

   

Municipality of residence

   

  Termoli

8.98

1.17-68.91

0.035

  Other municipalities (reference)

   

Lifetime history of atopic dermatitis

   

  Yes

8.78

1.43-54.01

0.019

  No (reference)

   

Lifetime history of bronchitis

   

  Yes

17.23

1.89-156.75

0.012

  No (reference)

   
  1. Legend: *POR, Prevalence Odds Ratio; **CI 95%, Confidence Interval at significance level of 0.05.