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Table 3 Two Multivariate logistic regression analyses with adjustment for age, one including a cumulative measure of specific sensitization and another without

From: Humoral immune factors and asthma among American Indian children: a case–control study

 

Odds Ratio

P-Value

95 % CI

Age (years)

0.910

0.059

0.83–1.00

Body Mass Index (kg/m2)

2.471a

0.114

0.81–7.58

IgE (total, kU/L)

0.997a

0.981

0.79–1.26

White blood cell count (X1,000)

1.907a

0.225

0.67–5.40

Eosinophils (%)

1.054a

0.782

0.73–1.53

Cumulative sensitivityb

1.751

0.001

1.33–2.30

Multivariate model without cumulative sensitivity

Age (years)

0.930

0.123

0.85–1.02

Body Mass Index (kg/m2)

2.700a

0.070

0.92–7.90

IgE (total, kU/L)

1.352a

0.001

1.12–1.63

White blood cell count (X1,000)

1.965a

0.180

0.73–5.28

Eosinophils (%)

1.158a

0.422

0.81–1.66

  1. aodds ratio associated with the natural log transformed value of this measure
  2. bNumber of antigens tested that showed specific IgE above detection limit for that individual