Table 2 Logistic regression model for allergy history in children with DS

From: Allergy and acute leukaemia in children with Down syndrome: a population study. Report from the Mexican inter-institutional group for the identification of the causes of childhood leukaemia

 

Children with AL

Children with ALL

Variables

OR

CI 95%

OR

CI 95%

Skin allergy

0.42

0.18–0.97

0.26

0.08–0.83

Rhinitis

1.07

0.34–3.32

1.01

0.24–4.20

Bronchial asthma

3.29

0.97–11.14

4.24

1.01–17.79

Other allergic diseases

1.56

0.65–3.75

1.84

0.71–4.72

Overall allergies

0.75

0.39–1.42

0.83

0.39–1.75

  1. Abbreviations: AL=acute leukaemia; ALL=acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; CI=confidence interval; DS=Down syndrome; OR=odds ratio.
  2. Odds ratios were adjusted for the following variables: gender, weight at birth, birth order, breastfeeding, age at diagnosis of leukaemia, stacking level, maternal information (age at child’s birth, education, occupation, and smoking), and paternal information (occupation and smoking).
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