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Table 4 Results from the logistic regression analysis that evaluated the association of indoor moisture environment in the presence of adolescents’ asthmatic history, according to parental educational level

From: Parental education moderates the association between indoor moisture environment and asthma in adolescents: the Greek Global Asthma Network (GAN) cross-sectional study

Parental educational level: primary / secondary*

   

Ever had asthma

    
 

Crude

OR

Adjusted

OR***

Crude

OR

Adjusted

OR

 

Crude

OR

Adjusted

OR

Current exposure to dampness and/or mould

  

Exposure to dampness and/or mould during pregnancy

  

Exposure to dampness and/or mould during 1st year of life

  

Yes vs. No

2.01

(1.09–3.72)

1.96

(1.05–3.68)

 

0.96

(033–2.77)

0.77

(0.35–1.70)

 

0.70

(0.27–1.82)

1.54

(0.93–3.59)

   

Current asthma

   

Current exposure to dampness and/or mould

  

Exposure to dampness and/or mould during pregnancy

  

Exposure to dampness and/or mould during 1st year of life

  

Yes vs. No

1.71

(0.88–3.32)

1.63

(0.83–3.22)

 

0.52

(0.21–1.29)

0.54

(0.22–1.36)

 

0.56

(0.26–1.21)

0.59

(0.28–1.31)

Parental educational level: tertiary**

Ever had asthma

 

Crude OR

Adjusted ORs

 

Crude OR

Adjusted ORs

 

Crude OR

Adjusted OR

Current exposure to dampness and/or mould

  

Exposure to dampness and/or mould during pregnancy

  

Exposure to dampness and/or mould during 1st year of life

  

Yes vs. No

1.60

(1.08–2.39)

1.55

(1.04–2.32)

 

0.97

(0.33–2.83)

0.71

(0.32–1.58)

 

0.62

(0.34–1.12)

0.76

(0.52–1.11)

   

Current asthma

    

Current exposure to dampness and/or mould

  

Exposure to dampness and/or mould during pregnancy

  

Exposure to dampness and/or mould during 1st year of life

  

Yes vs. No

1.66

(1.01–2.71)

1.52

(1.03–2.51)

 

1.32

(0.47–3.73)

1.49

(0.53–4.33)

 

0.73

(0.38–1.42)

0.79

(0.41–1.55)

  1. *up to completed 9 years of education ** university/college/postgraduate studies ***adjusted for the confounders: sex, children’s Body Mass Index, parental atopic history, adolescents’ history of allergic rhinitis, adolescents’ history of eczema, pet ownership, parental smoking, having an older sibling, cooking with fuels