Table 3 |
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Univariate and multivariate analyses of the association of wheezing over the past 12 months with intestinal helminthic infections, anti-A. lumbricoides IgE antibodies and diarrhoea in 135 atopic children |
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Wheezing in atopics* |
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Variables |
N = 135 n (%) |
Yes (55) n (%) |
No (80) n (%) |
OR [95%CI] |
Adjusted** OR [95%CI] |
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T. trichuris |
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No |
112 (83.0) |
41 (36.6) |
71 (63.4) |
1# |
1 |
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Yes |
23 (17.0) |
14 (60.9) |
9 (39.1) |
2.69[1.07;6.77] |
3.07[1.00;9.43] |
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Ascaris |
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No |
108 (80.0) |
44 (40.7) |
64 (59.3) |
1 |
1 |
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Yes |
27 (20.0%) |
11 (40.7) |
16 (59.3) |
1.00[0.42;2.36] |
0.44[0.15;1.32] |
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Anti-Ascaris IgE |
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<0.35 kU/L |
59 (43,7) |
19 (32,2) |
40 (67,8) |
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≥0.35 kU/L |
76 (56,3) |
36 (47,4) |
40 (52,6) |
1,89[0,93;3,84] |
2.01[1.00;4.50] |
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Diarrhoea |
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None |
27 (20.0) |
9 (33.3) |
18 (66.7) |
1 |
1 |
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<6 days |
59 (43.7) |
21 (35.6) |
38 (64.4) |
1.10[0.42;2.89 |
0.97[0.35;2,70] |
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≥6 days |
49 (36.3) |
25 (51.0) |
24 (49.0) |
2.08[0.78;5.53] |
1.62[0.53;4.89] |
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*Atopy defined as the presence of serum IgE antibodies against at least one of the following allergens: D. pteronyssinus, B. tropicalis, mlk, ovalbumin, and peanuts. **Adjusted for gender, age, T. trichiura eggs, A. lumbricoides eggs, days with diarrhoea and anti-Ascaris IgE. # Class reference of the variable. Bold numbers are statistically significant at 0.05. |
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Alcântara-Neves et al. Respiratory Research 2010 11:114 doi:10.1186/1465-9921-11-114 |
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