Table 4 |
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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 148 non-atopic children |
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Variables |
Wheezing in non-atopics* |
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N = 148 |
Yes (47) |
No (101) |
OR |
Adjusted** OR |
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n(%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
[95%CI] |
[95%CI] |
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T. trichuris |
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No |
135 (91.2) |
40 (29.6) |
95 (70.4) |
1# |
1 |
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Yes |
13 (8.8) |
7 (53.8) |
6 (46.2) |
2.77[0.88;8.76] |
2.45[0.70;8.53] |
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Ascaris |
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No |
122 (82.4) |
38 (31.1) |
84 (68.9) |
1 |
1 |
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Yes |
26 (17.6) |
9 (34.6) |
17 (65.4) |
1.17[0.48;2.86] |
0.76[0.27;2.11] |
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Anti-Ascaris IgE |
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<0.35 kU/L |
125 (84.5) |
35 (28.0) |
90 (72.0) |
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≥0.35 kU/L |
23 (15.5) |
12 (52.2) |
11 (47.8) |
2.80[1.13;6.94] |
3.07[1.13;8.35] |
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Diarrhoea |
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None |
23 (15.5) |
7 (30.4) |
16 (69.6) |
1 |
1 |
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<6 days |
62 (41.9) |
18 (29.0) |
44 (71.0) |
0.93[0.33;2.66] |
1.17[0.39;3.53] |
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≥6 days |
63 (42.6) |
22 (34.9) |
41 (65.1) |
1.23[0.44;3.43] |
1.79[0.55;5.78] |
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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 and days with diarrhoea. # 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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