Neighborhood Material Deprivation Is Associated with Childhood Asthma Development: Analysis of Prospective Administrative Data

Table 1

Associations between childhood asthma development and birth neighborhood deprivation and covariables.

Predictor	N (%)^b	Unadjusted HR (95% CI)^c of incident asthma	Adjusted HR (95% CI)^c of incident asthma
High deprivation	125 664 (38.5)	1.14 (1.12, 1.16)	1.11 (1.09, 1.13)
Male sex	167 560 (51.3)	1.37 (1.35, 1.39)	1.43 (1.41, 1.46)
Preterm birth	22 639 (6.9)	1.56 (1.53, 1.59)	1.58 (1.54, 1.62)
Obesity	18 071 (5.5)	1.55 (1.52, 1.59)	1.46 (1.42, 1.51)
Other atopic conditions^a	222 667 (68.2)	2.79 (2.73, 2.84)	2.96 (2.89, 3.03)

^aAtopic conditions other than asthma (allergic rhinitis, food allergy, and atopic dermatitis). ^bPercentages account for missing data. ^cHazard ratio (95% confidence interval). Results of multivariable Cox proportional hazards models.