Table 4

The prevalence of current ES among the participants along with crude and adjusted ORs

VariableTotal*ES (%)Crude OR (95% CI)†p ValueAdjusted OR (95% CI)†p Value
Age (years)
 1211116.2211
 13158210.240.58 (0.34 to 0.99)0.0460.67 (0.33 to 1.38)0.289
 1417318.610.48 (0.28 to 0.82)0.0070.63 (0.31 to 1.30)0.219
Sex
 Female179012.011
 Male16347.00.55 (0.43 to 0.70)0.0000.56 (0.42 to 0.76)0.000
Type of house
 Brick29389.9811
 Mud458.890.89 (0.31 to 2.50)0.8290.62 (0.14 to 2.72)0.529
 Corrugated iron1898.990.90 (0.54 to 1.50)0.6990.67 (0.31 to 1.42)0.301
 Combination1265.560.53 (0.24 to 1.16)0.1150.44 (0.17 to 1.12)0.088
ETS exposure at home in the past 30 days
 No14607.511
 Yes145212.41.73 (1.34 to 2.22)0.0001.93 (1.43 to 2.59)0.000
ETS exposure at school in the past 30 days
 No14528.611
 Yes117711.61.40 (1.08 to 1.80)0.0101.44 (1.09 to 1.90)0.009
Mother/female guardian smoke cigarettes
 No30379.1011
 Yes34313.121.48 (1.06 to 2.08)0.0201.48 (0.97 to 2.26)0.067
Mode of transport to school
 Walk17288.211
 Taxi/bus70812.31.56 (1.18 to 2.08)0.0021.79 (1.27 to 2.53)0.001
 Motor car6839.81.21 (0.89 to 1.65)0.2071.12 (0.75 to 1.66)0.576
 Combination20110.51.31 (0.80 to 2.12)0.2731.29 (0.72 to 2.30)0.389
 Train10012.01.55 (0.83 to 2.92)0.1660.94 (0.39 to 2.26)0.892
Frequency of trucks passing near homes on weekdays
 Never5637.311
 Seldom10339.51.33 (0.91 to 1.95)0.1351.46 (0.89 to 2.41)0.132
 Frequently through the day5809.31.30 (0.85 to 1.99)0.2191.35 (0.77 to 2.36)0.293
 Almost all day121211.11.59 (1.10 to 2.29)0.0121.95 (1.19 to 3.20)0.008
  • *Totals for each risk factor are different due to difference in missing values.

  • †Model adjusted for all the variables.

  • Values that are statistically significant at less than 0.02 for the crude OR and less than 0.05 for the adjusted OR are in bold font.

  • ES, eczema symptoms; ETS, environmental tobacco smoke.