Factors associated with asthma control: MOSAR study (Multicenter Observational Study of Asthma in Rabat-Morocco)

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Table 4 Factors in the multivariate ordered logistic regression analysis for the respective asthma control categories

	Adjusted OR	95% CI	p-value
1. Socio-demographic factors
Age (Referent^a: [18–39])
[40–64] years	0.75	[0.38–1.49]	.414
> 64 years	0.77	[0.21–2.76]	.683
Married	2.37	[0.63–8.85]	.201
Number of children (Referent^a: ≤2)	0.47	[0.24–0.93]	.030*
Educational level (Referent^a: secondary or university)	0.50	[0.24–1.04]	.064
Health insurance	0.41	[0.18–0.93]	.033*
2. Environmental and clinical factors
Smoking (Referent^a: never smoker)
Active smoker	0.51	[0.19–1.39]	.191
Ex smoker	0.50	[0.16–1.60]	.242
Concomitant diseases	3.36	[0.99–11.34]	.050*
Co-morbidities
Rhinitis	0.84	[0.29–2.45]	.756
Allergic conjunctivitis	1.00	[0.49–2.03]	1.00
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease	1.83	[0.70–4.82]	.219
Respiratory Infections	5.71	[2.39–13.63]	.000*
Allergy to animals	2.76	[1.36–5.59]	.005*
Adherence to treatment	0.07	[0.01–0.98]	.049*

CI Confidence Interval, OR Odds Ratio, *Significant, P < 0.05; ^aReference category (OR = 1) is no answer

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