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Table 3 Association between cockroach exposure and asthma morbidity stratified by stress

From: Cockroach exposure and perceived stress interact to predict clinical outcomes in childhood asthma

Asthma outcome

High stress

Normal stress

N

aORa (95% CI)

p value

N

aORa (95% CI)

p value

Unscheduled clinic/ED visit

40

7.7 (1.0, 60.2)

0.05

69

4.1 (0.8, 21.9)

0.10

Hospitalizations

49

7.4 (1.1, 51.8)

0.04

81

0.3 (0.04,5.1)

0.34

FEV1 < 80%

39

5.80 (1.0,33.8)

0.05

69

0.7 (0.2,2.9)

0.67

  1. Abbreviations: aOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; ED, emergency department; FEV, forced expiratory volume
  2. aControl variables: Unscheduled clinic/ED visit: age, race, income, BMI; Hospitalization: sex, race, income; FEV1: age, BMI