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Table 5 Adolescent factors for remission of asthma

From: Pathophysiological characterization of asthma transitions across adolescence

 

Asthma remission

Persistent asthma

Odds ratio

95% Confidence interval

p-value

Male

68 (38/56)

53 (66/125)

1.9

1.0 – 3.6

0.06

Current or past cigarette smoking by study participant at 18 years#%(n/N)

43 (22/51)

58 (70/120)

0.5

0.3 – 1.1

0.07

Acetaminophen use/month at 18 years (median) (p)§

0 (0, 1)

2 (0, 4)

0.8

0.7 – 1.0

0.04

Atopy at 18

43 (13/30)

75 (73/97)

0.3

0.1 – 0.6

0.002

Rhinitis at age 18

34 (19/56)

74 (92/125)

0.2

0.1 – 0.4

<0.001

  1. General Terms.
  2. %(n/N) percentage determined from number of participants with condition/total number of participants with available information on the variable.
  3. #This includes cigarette smoking by study participants both current and those who have ever smoked cigarettes at any time in the past.
  4. §Number of times acetaminophen used over last 12 months.
  5. Number of times Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory drugs used over last 12 months.
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Respiratory Research

ISSN: 1465-993X

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