Table 5 Associations between personal and environmental characteristics and respiratory health outcomes and severity among the study population (n = 1690)
|  | Possible asthma (n = 413) | Symptoms of severe asthmab (n = 156) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Univariate Model OR (95%CI) | Adjusted Model* OR (95%CI) | Univariate Model OR (95%CI) | Adjusted Modelc OR (95%CI) | |
Household fuel type | ||||
 No biomass fuel | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 Biomass fuel | 1.35 (1.08–1.68)a | 1.22 (0.95–1.56) | 1.92 (1.02–3.61)a | 2.37 (1.16–4.84)a |
 Sex | ||||
 Male vs. female | 0.82 (0.65–1.02) | 0.83 (0.39–0.88)a | 1.00 (0.53–1.87) | 1.14 (0.55–2.37) |
 Age (per year) | 0.96 (0.92–1.00) | 0.95 (0.91–1.00) | 0.94 (0.83–1.07) | 0.95 (0.81–1.10) |
Mother education | ||||
  < High school | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
  ≥ High school | 0.54 (0.36–0.80)a | 0.58 (0.39–0.88)a | 0.70 (0.23–2.15) | 0.65 (0.20–2.06) |
Pet ownership | ||||
 Yes vs. no | 1.50 (1.18–1.89)a | 1.57 (1.20–2.04)a | 1.11 (0.57–2.17) | 1.03 (0.48–2.18) |