Table 5 Relationship of Malassezia with four inflammatory cytokine signals by multiple logistic regression analysis (n = 96).

	IL-4 signal					IL-6 signal					IL-8 signal					IL-17 signal
	OR	(95% CI^†)	AOR^‡	(95% CI^†)	p-value	OR	(95% CI^†)	AOR^‡	(95% CI^†)	p-value	OR	(95% CI^†)	AOR^‡	(95% CI^†)	p-value	OR	(95% CI^†)	AOR^‡	(95% CI^†)	p-value
Malassezia genus (%)^§
Total Malassezia	0.99	(0.98–1.01)	0.99	(0.98–1.01)	0.351	0.99	(0.97–1.01)	0.99	(0.97–1.01)	0.181	1.00	(0.99–1.01)	1.00	(0.99–1.02)	0.904	1.01	(0.99–1.03)	1.01	(1.00–1.03)	0.168
Malassezia species (%)^§
M. globosa	1.01	(0.98–1.04)	1.00	(0.97–1.03)	0.959	0.98	(0.95–1.02)	0.98	(0.94–1.02)	0.263	0.98	(0.95–1.01)	0.99	(0.96–1.02)	0.528	1.01	(0.98–1.04)	1.02	(0.98–1.05)	0.378
M. restricta	0.98	(0.95–1.01)	0.99	(0.95–1.02)	0.381	0.99	(0.96–1.02)	0.99	(0.95–1.02)	0.440	1.02	(0.99–1.06)	1.02	(0.99–1.05)	0.214	1.00	(0.97–1.03)	1.00	(0.97–1.03)	0.957
M. sympodialis	1.01	(0.98–1.05)	1.01	(0.97–1.05)	0.575	0.83	(0.68–1.03)	0.83	(0.67–1.02)	0.081	0.94	(0.89–1.00)*	0.94	(0.88–1.00)	0.059	1.02	(0.97–1.06)	1.02	(0.98–1.07)	0.349
M. arunalokei	0.89	(0.77–1.02)	0.89	(0.77–1.03)	0.112	1.05	(0.98–1.12)	1.06	(0.99–1.14)	0.106	1.03	(0.96–1.09)	1.01	(0.94–1.09)	0.688	1.04	(0.95–1.13)	1.04	(0.94–1.14)	0.448
M. obtusa	0.98	(0.93–1.04)	0.98	(0.93–1.04)	0.458	1.00	(0.95–1.06)	0.99	(0.94–1.05)	0.853	1.05	(0.98–1.12)	1.06	(0.99–1.13)	0.105	1.06	(0.96–1.17)	1.06	(0.96–1.18)	0.243
M. furfur	0.99	(0.95–1.04)	1.00	(0.95–1.04)	0.848	1.01	(0.97–1.05)	1.01	(0.97–1.06)	0.544	1.01	(0.97–1.05)	1.00	(0.96–1.05)	0.882	1.00	(0.96–1.05)	1.00	(0.95–1.05)	0.945

^†CI confidence interval, ^‡AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio, Multiple logistic regression analysis was adjusted for the variables of family history of atopic dermatitis and birth season, ^§Percentage of total fungal populations was calculated, *p < 0.05.

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