Research Article
Conditions Associated with Childhood Asthma in North Texas
Table 3
Selected significant associations with asthma.
| | Association | OR | C.I. | value |
| | Physician diagnosed hay fever/allergies | 7.2 | 5.9–8.8 | .0001 | | tonsillectomy | 2.9 | 2.3–3.8 | .0001 | | High frequency (3+ annually) emergency room visits | 2.4 | 1.5–3.6 | .0001 | | Self-identification as African-American or Black | 1.7 | 1.35–2.1 | .0001 | | Health insurance coverage | 1.5 | 1.1–1.8 | .02 |
| | | Chi-squared | |
| | Obesity all ages () | 6.2 | .01 | | Obesity 5 years and older () | 15.2 | .0001 |
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