The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 112, Issue 2 , Pages 289-300 , August 2003

Pet-keeping in childhood and adult asthma and hay fever: European community respiratory health survey

Received 17 January 2003 ,Revised 23 March 2003 ,Accepted 4 April 2003.

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    A, Odds ratios for the association of childhood cats and adult wheeze in sensitized subjects by center. Adjustment within center for other childhood pets, adult pets, parental and sibling allergy, own

    A, Odds ratios for the association of childhood cats and adult wheeze in sensitized subjects by center. Adjustment within center for other childhood pets, adult pets, parental and sibling allergy, own and parental smoking, number of siblings, age, sex, and occupation. For each center, horizontal lines indicate 95% CI. For combined odds ratio, diamond indicates 95% CI from model, with center as random effect. The size of each square is proportional to the sample size. B, Log odds ratio for association of childhood cats and adult wheeze in sensitized subjects and prevalence of childhood cats by center. r = -0.488.

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    Odds ratios for the association of childhood dogs and adult wheeze in nonsensitized subjects by center. Adjustment within center for other childhood pets, adult pets, parental and sibling allergy, own

    Odds ratios for the association of childhood dogs and adult wheeze in nonsensitized subjects by center. Adjustment within center for other childhood pets, adult pets, parental and sibling allergy, own and parental smoking, number of siblings, age, sex, and occupation. For each center, horizontal lines indicate 95% CI. For combined odds ratio, diamond indicates 95% CI from model, with center as random effect. The size of each square is proportional to the sample size.

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    Odds ratios for the association of childhood dogs and adult hay fever in nonsensitized subjects by center. Adjustment within center for other childhood pets, adult pets, parental and siblings allergy,

    Odds ratios for the association of childhood dogs and adult hay fever in nonsensitized subjects by center. Adjustment within center for other childhood pets, adult pets, parental and siblings allergy, own and parental smoking, number of siblings, age, sex, and occupation. For each center, horizontal lines indicate 95% CI. For combined odds ratio, diamond indicates 95% CI from model, with center as random effect. The size of each square is proportional to the sample size.

☆ The coordination of this work was supported by the European Commission. The following grants helped to fund the local studies: Australia: Allen and Hanbury's, Australia. Belgium: Belgian Science Policy Office, National Fund for Scientific Research. France: Ministère de la Santé, Glaxo France, Institut Pneumologique d'Aquitaine, Contrat de Plan Etat-Région Languedoc-Rousillon, CNMATS, CNMRT (90MR/10, 91AF/6), Ministre delegué de la santé, RNSP. Germany: GSF, and the Bundesminister für Forschung und Technologie, Bonn. Greece: The Greek Secretary General of Research and Technology, Fisons, Astra, and Boehringer-Ingelheim. India: Bombay Hospital Trust. Italy: Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica, CNR, Regione Veneto grant RSF n. 381/05.93. New Zealand: Asthma Foundation of New Zealand, Lotteries Grant Board, Health Research Council of New Zealand. Norway: Norwegian Research Council project no. 101422/310. Portugal: Glaxo Farmacêutica Lda, Sandoz Portugesa. Spain: Ministero Sanidad y Consumo FIS grants #91/0016060/00E-05E and #93/0393, and grants from Hospital General de Albacete, Hospital General Juan Ramón Jiménenz, Consejeria de Sanidad Principado de Asturias. Sweden: The Swedish Medical Research Council, the Swedish Heart Lung Foundation, the Swedish Association against Asthma and Allergy. Switzerland: Swiss national Science Foundation grant 4026-28099 and PROSPER 32-48922.96 (NK). United Kingdom: National Asthma Campaign, British Lung Foundation, Department of Health, South Thames Regional Health Authority. United States: United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare Public Health Service grant no. 2 S07 RR05521-28.

☆☆ Reprint requests: Cecilie Svanes, MD, PhD, Department of Medicine, Haraldsplass Hospital, 5009 Bergen, Norway.

PII: S0091-6749(03)01462-3

doi: 10.1067/mai.2003.1596

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 112, Issue 2 , Pages 289-300 , August 2003

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