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Table 2 Exposure to pets and farm animals and self-reported asthma in Finnish children (N = 512).

From: Exposure to animals and the risk of allergic asthma: a population-based cross-sectional study in Finnish and Russian children

Exposure indicators

Crude Odds Ratio

95% CI

Adjusted 1Odds Ratio

95% CI

Current pets (yes vs. no)

    

   Any pets indoors

0.56

0.27, 1.14

0.62

0.29, 1.31

   Dog(s)

0.37

0.13, 1.06

0.37

0.13, 1.10

   Cats(s)

0.36

0.11, 1.21

0.47

0.14, 1.58

   Rodent(s)

Na2

   

   Bird(s)

1.12

0.14, 8.84

1.08

0.13, 9.27

First year of life (yes vs. no)

    

   Any pets indoors

0.56

0.22, 1.42

0.50

0.19, 1.30

   Dog(s) indoors

0.57

0.08, 4.23

0.37

0.04, 3.18

   Cat(s) indoors

1.25

0.17, 9.23

1.90

0.23, 16.07

Dogs indoors

    

   Never (reference)

1.00

   

   First year+; currently-

0.37

0.05, 2.78

0.36

0.05, 2.77

   First year-; currently+

0.34

0.10, 1.15

0.37

0.11, 1.26

   First year and currently

0.35

0.05, 2.67

0.31

0.04, 2.43

   Any

0.35

0.13, 0.93

0.35

0.13, 0.95

Regular contacts to farm animals

    

   During pregnancy

2.10

0.82, 5.41

1.95

0.69, 5.50

   First year of life

2.48

1.02, 6.01

2.05

0.78, 5.40

   During pregnancy or first year

2.28

0.98, 5.29

2.00

0.81, 4.98

  1. 1 Logistic regression analysis: adjusted for age, gender, parental smoking, and any dampness or visible mold.
  2. 2 Na, not analysed: 0 asthma cases observed (2.6 expected) among 37 children with current exposure to rodents