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Table 2 Association of asthma diagnosis and respiratory symptoms with reflux symptoms and irritable bowel syndrome at age 26 years

From: Associations between respiratory symptoms, lung function and gastro-oesophageal reflux symptoms in a population-based birth cohort

  

Heartburn

Regurgitation

Heartburn and regurgitation

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

 

n

OR (95% CI)

p

OR (95% CI)

p

OR (95% CI)

p

OR (95% CI)

p

Asthma

903

1.75 (1.11, 2.76)

0.017

2.76 (1.54, 4.96)

0.001

3.22 (1.62, 6.40)

0.001

1.10 (0.71, 1.71)

0.67

Wheeze

897

1.65 (1.10, 2.46)

0.015

2.84 (1.59, 5.06)

<0.001

3.53 (1.74, 7.18)

<0.001

1.25 (0.87, 1.79)

0.23

Cough

903

2.02 (1.23, 3.33)

0.005

3.48 (1.88, 6.45)

<0.001

4.27 (2.09, 8.72)

<0.001

0.83 (0.49, 1.40)

0.49

  1. All analyses are by logistic regression using the respiratory outcomes as the dependent variables and are adjusted for sex and body mass index. OR = odds ratio, 95% CI = 95% confidence intervals.