Characteristics | Persistent cough | Persistent phlegm | Doctor-diagnosed asthma | Current asthma | Current wheeze |
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Children without allergic predisposition (n = 26,809) | |||||
Exposure to pets during pregnancy (ref: no) | 1.09 (0.79-1.50) | 1.53 (1.04-2.26) | 1.58 (1.12-2.24) | 2.92 (1.84-4.62) | 2.27 (1.62-3.17) |
Exposure to pets in the first years (ref: no) | 1.11 (0.85-1.44) | 1.10 (0.76-1.59) | 1.59 (1.19-2.13) | 3.05 (2.05-4.53) | 2.31 (1.74-3.07) |
Current exposure to pets (ref: no) †| 1.60 (1.43-1.78) | 1.89 (1.64-2.19) | 1.46 (1.27-1.67) | 1.16 (0.90-1.50) | 1.29 (1.12-1.50) |
Number and type of pets†| |||||
1 | 1.31 (1.03-1.67) | 1.73 (1.27-2.36) | 1.27 (0.91-1.76) | 1.27 (0.97-1.66) | 1.23 (0.89-1.53) |
≥2 | 1.66 (1.48-1.86) | 1.93 (1.65-2.25) | 1.54 (1.34-1.78) | 0.67 (0.33-1.37) | 1.31 (1.12-1.53) |
Cats | 1.79 (1.49-2.14) | 2.35 (1.88-2.95) | 1.68 (1.34-2.10) | 1.48 (1.00-2.22) | 1.37 (1.06-1.78) |
Dogs | 1.25 (1.03-1.51) | 1.32 (1.01-1.73) | 1.25 (1.00-1.58) | 0.79 (0.47-1.32) | 1.22 (0.95-1.58) |
Birds | 1.60 (1.27-2.02) | 1.59 (1.14-2.21) | 1.05 (0.75-1.46) | 0.93 (0.51-1.70) | 1.04 (0.74-1.46) |
Farm animals | 1.52 (1.14-2.04) | 2.23 (1.55-3.21) | 1.28 (0.87-1.89) | 1.01 (0.47-2.15) | 1.57 (1.08-2.28) |
Other pets | 1.75 (1.41-2.16) | 2.30 (1.76-3.01) | 1.86 (1.45-2.39) | 1.42 (0.89-2.27) | 1.35 (1.01-1.81) |
Children with allergic predisposition (n = 4,240) | |||||
Exposure to pets during pregnancy (ref: no) | 0.89 (0.48-1.65) | 1.08 (0.50-2.34) | 1.17 (0.66-2.07) | 0.98 (0.38-2.49) | 2.03 (1.16-3.53) |
Exposure to pets in the first years (ref: no) | 1.09 (0.69-1.73) | 1.82 (1.06-3.12) | 0.94 (0.59-1.50) | 1.28 (0.66-2.45) | 1.62 (1.02-2.57) |
Current exposure to pets (ref: no) †| 1.44 (1.17-1.78) | 1.96 (1.52-2.53) | 1.20 (0.96-1.49) | 0.81 (0.56-1.18) | 0.92 (0.72-1.18) |
Number and type of pets†| |||||
1 | 1.40 (1.10-1.77) | 1.89 (1.42-2.51) | 1.21 (0.94-1.55) | 0.97 (0.65-1.44) | 0.92 (0.70-1.22) |
≥2 | 1.57 (1.10-2.25) | 2.16 (1.43-3.29) | 1.17 (0.79-1.71) | 0.41 (0.17-1.01) | 0.92 (0.60-1.43) |
Cats | 1.74 (1.22-2.46) | 1.77 (1.15-2.74) | 1.21 (0.84-1.75) | 0.70 (0.35-1.39) | 0.75 (0.47-1.19) |
Dogs | 1.53 (1.11-2.12) | 2.37 (1.65-3.41) | 1.39 (0.99-1.93) | 0.87 (0.48-1.57) | 1.16 (0.80-1.68) |
Birds | 0.96 (0.58-1.60) | 1.89 (1.10-3.25) | 1.14 (0.70-1.87) | 0.64 (0.26-1.58) | 1.03 (0.62-1.72) |
Farm animals | 1.52 (0.94-2.48) | 2.08 (1.18-3.67) | 0.84 (0.46-1.54) | 0.33 (0.10-1.35) | 0.86 (0.47-1.57) |
Other pets | 1.37 (0.87-2.16) | 1.89 (1.10-3.25) | 1.19 (0.74-1.92) | 1.16 (0.58-2.33) | 0.80 (0.46-1.38) |