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Table 3 Exposure to pets and farm animals and self-reported asthma in Russian children (N = 581).

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

0.57

0.24, 1.33

0.67

0.27, 1.65

   Dog(s)

Na3

   

   Cats(s)

1.45

0.62, 3.42

1.65

0.67, 4.05

   Rodent(s)

Na4

   

   Bird(s)

Na5

   

First year of life (yes vs. no)

    

   Any pets indoors

1.28

0.51, 3.23

1.36

0.53, 3.54

   Dog(s) indoors

Na6

   

   Cat(s) indoors

Na7

   

Cats indoors

    

   Never (reference)

1.00

   

   First year+; currently-

Na7

   

   First year-; Currently+

1.15

0.46, 2.86

1.28

0.49, 3.34

   First year and currently

3.48

0.90, 13.45

4.56

1.10, 18.91

   Any

1.29

0.55, 3.04

1.46

0.60, 3.59

Regular contacts to farm animals

    

   During pregnancy

1.97

0.75, 5.22

1.90

0.70, 5.17

   First year of life

1.26

0.42, 3.81

1.21

0.39, 3.73

   During pregnancy or first year

1.64

0.65, 4.10

1.66

0.65, 4.27

  1. 1 Logistic regression analysis: adjusted for age, gender, and any dampness or visible molds
  2. 2 Logistic regression analysis: adjusted for age, gender, parental smoking, any dampness or visible mold, cats ever and farm animals ever.
  3. 3 Na, not analysed: 0 asthma cases observed (4.2 expected) among 93 children with current exposure to dogs
  4. 4 Na, not analysed: 0 asthma cases observed (1.6 expected) among 39 children with current exposure to rodents
  5. 5 Na, not analysed: 0 asthma cases observed (1.8 expected) among 45 children with current exposure to birds
  6. 6 Na, not analysed: 0 asthma cases observed (0.4 expected) among 11 children with early exposure to dogs
  7. 7 Na, not analysed: 0 asthma cases observed (0.6 expected) among 16 children with early exposure to cats