Effects of Secondhand Smoke Exposure on the Health and Development of African American Premature Infants

Table 3

Effects of secondhand smoke exposure from GEE analyses for infant health problems.

Variables	OR estimate (SE)	Confidence limits
Health
Wheezing
Household smoker versus no smoker at 2 months	0.86 (0.56)	0.24, 3.11
Household smoker versus no smoker at 6 months	0.71 (0.33)	0.29, 1.77
Household smoker versus no smoker at 12 months	0.52 (0.20)	0.24, 1.12
Household smoker versus no smoker at 18 months	0.82 (0.33)	0.37, 1.79
Household smoker versus no smoker at 24 months	0.74 (0.26)	0.37, 1.47
Maternal smoker versus no maternal smoker at 2 months	1.19 (0.84)	0.30, 4.76
Maternal smoker versus no maternal smoker at 6 months	0.71 (0.41)	0.23, 2.19
Maternal smoker versus no maternal smoker at 12 months	0.66 (0.31)	0.26, 1.66
Maternal smoker versus no maternal smoker at 18 months	0.95 (0.44)	0.39, 2.34
Maternal smoker versus no maternal smoker at 24 months	0.68 (0.28)	0.30, 1.53
Otitis media
Household smoker versus no smoker at 2 months	3.06 (2.30)	0.70, 13.33
Household smoker versus no smoker at 6 months	1.25 (0.51)	0.56, 2.78
Household smoker versus no smoker at 12 months	0.85 (0.31)	0.42, 1.74
Household smoker versus no smoker at 18 months	1.58 (0.58)	0.77, 3.23
Household smoker versus no smoker at 24 months	0.96 (0.36)	0.47, 2.00
Maternal smoker versus no maternal smoker at 2 months	5.53 (3.98)*	1.35, 22.68
Maternal smoker versus no maternal smoker at 6 months	1.45 (0.71)	0.56, 3.77
Maternal smoker versus no maternal smoker at 12 months	0.64 (0.28)	0.27, 1.53
Maternal smoker versus no maternal smoker at 18 months	0.95 (0.40)	0.41, 2.18
Maternal smoker versus no maternal smoker at 24 months	0.78 (0.33)	0.34, 1.78

* indicates that P values are significant at the  .05 level.