Effects of Symptom Perception Interventions on Trigger Identification and Quality of Life in Children with Asthma
Table 1
Associations between covariates and individual triggers.
Covariate
Trigger
OR
Lower 95% CI
Upper 95% CI
Age
Exercise
1.21
1.02
1.42
2.21
0.028
Humidity
1.23
1.05
1.44
2.52
0.012
Colds
0.83
0.72
0.96
−2.57
0.011
Asthma duration
Weather
1.14
1.03
1.25
2.58
0.011
Race (White versus Black)
Exercise
2.05
1.01
4.04
2.44
0.047
Sex (female versus male)
Cigarette smoke
2.06
1.15
3.70
2.45
0.015
SES
Allergies
1.01
1.00
1.02
2.13
0.034
Colds
0.99
0.98
1.00
−2.03
0.044
Mold
0.99
0.98
1.00
−2.22
0.028
Weather
0.99
0.98
1.00
−2.66
0.008
Perceived severity
Laughing/crying
1.25
1.03
1.54
2.21
0.028
Humidity
1.33
1.10
1.62
2.94
0.004
Dust Mites
1.29
1.07
1.57
2.63
0.009
Cigarette smoke
1.44
1.17
1.78
3.42
0.001
Colds
1.02
1.01
1.42
2.07
0.04
Mold
1.28
1.05
1.57
2.47
0.014
Smog
1.50
1.25
1.81
4.31
<0.001
Vapors
1.42
1.16
1.74
3.37
0.001
Weather
1.35
1.10
1.65
2.95
0.004
OR = odds ratio (odds of reporting a trigger/odds of not reporting a trigger), adjusted for covariates; CI = confidence interval; = -statistic; = probability; SES = socioeconomic status.
