Research Article

Childhood Asthma and Allergies in Urban, Semiurban, and Rural Residential Sectors in Chile

Table 2

Association between residential sector and asthma and associated symptoms stratified by residential sector in the central south of Chile.

SymptomsOR (adjusted for sex and current smoking) (95% CI)
Urban (reference)SemiurbanRural

Asthma ever ( )11.2 (0.8–1.8)1.4 (0.9–2.4)
Current asthma symptoms ( )10.6 (0.4–1.1)0.4 (0.2–0.9)
Rhinoconjunctivitis symptoms ( )10.8 (0.5–1.2)0.3 (0.2–0.7)
Eczema symptoms ( )10.5 (0.3–1.0)0.8 (0.4–1.6)