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Table 2 Summary of the explanatory variables retained in the stepwise logistic regression model in terms of number of participants for the time-independent variable and diary entries for the time-dependent variables

From: Assessing effects of personal behaviors and environmental exposure on asthma episodes: a diary-based approach

Variables

Frequency (%)

Minors

Frequency (%)

Adults

Time-independent

 Dehumidifiers at home

20 (57.1%)

67 (69.1%)

 More than one wall having black molds at home

6 (17.1%)

16 (16.5%)

Time-dependent

 Touch hairy pets or see cockroaches at home

1159 (20.7%)

4820 (24.8%)

 Secondhand smoking exposure

653 (11.6%)

3508 (18.1%)

 Contact persons with ILI symptoms

658 (12.0%)

2707 (14.2%)

 Poor sleeping quality

231 (4.1%)

1880 (9.7%)

Perception of temperature

 very cold

277 (4.9%)

893 (4.6%)

 cold

996 (17.8%)

3536 (18.2%)

 fair

1689 (30.1%)

5974 (30.8%)

 hot

1560 (27.8%)

6040 (31.1%)

 very hot

1086 (19.4%)

2965 (15.3%)

Perception of bad indoor air quality

742 (13.2%)

1965 (10.1%)

Perception of bad outdoor air quality

5466 (21.9%)

4063 (20.9%)

Metabolic equivalent (MET)

 0

2852 (50.9%)

12,018 (61.9%)

  > 0 and ≤ 8

2639 (47.1%)

7361 (37.9%)

  > 8

117 (2.1%)

29 (0.1%)