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Table 5 The estimated odds ratios of influential risk factors identified in the generalized linear mixed models for the minors and adults

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

Variables

Minors

Adults

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Male

1.82

0.25

13.33

0.37

0.18

0.77

Dehumidifiers at home

1.06

0.15

7.50

2.42

1.12

5.20

Secondhand smoking exposure

–

–

–

2.24

1.61

3.10

Poor sleeping quality

–

–

–

1.85

1.30

2.62

Contact with persons with ILI

2.64

1.48

4.70

2.02

1.50

2.72

Metabolic equivalent (MET, 0 as reference)

  > 0 and < =8

1.11

0.68

1.81

0.78

0.58

1.06

  > 8

5.45

2.11

14.06

7.26

0.82

64.02

Fruit (> = 0 and < =0.5 portion as reference)

  > 0.5 and < =2

–

–

–

0.61

0.45

0.82

  > 2 and < =3+

–

–

–

0.50

0.27

0.92

Seafood (0 portion as reference)

  > 0 and < =1

0.94

0.59

1.49

1.10

0.85

1.44

  > 1 and < =3+

0.67

0.22

1.99

0.44

0.24

0.79

Perception of temperature (fair as reference)

 very cold

2.35

0.94

5.88

1.96

1.23

3.14

 cold

1.55

0.77

3.12

1.46

1.07

1.99

 hot

1.82

1.00

3.31

0.77

0.56

1.05

 very hot

0.95

0.45

2.01

0.37

0.23

0.59

Perception of bad indoor air

2.15

1.08

4.26

1.50

1.01

2.24

Perception of bad outdoor air

–

–

–

1.38

0.99

1.93