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Table 4 Distribution of potential confounders of reported infectious disease and use of antibiotics among 2 years old children

From: The impact of pre- and postnatal exposures on allergy related diseases in childhood: a controlled multicentre intervention study in primary health care

 

Intervention cohort N = 1374

Control cohort N = 4780

Odds ratioa

 

n (%)

n (%)

(95% CI)

Ever RS virus infection

75 (5.5)

209 (4.4)

1.26 (0.96-1.65)

Ever intestinal infection

373 (27.2)

864 (18.1)

1.68 (1.46-1.94)

Ever false croup

188 (13.7)

675 (14.2)

0.96 (0.81-1.14)

Ever bronchitis

185 (13.5)

692 (14.6)

0.92 (0.77-1.09)

Ever pneumonia

87 (6.4)

345 (7.3)

0.87 (0.68-1.11)

Ever used antibioticsb

601 (44.0)

2196 (46.1)

0.92 (0.81-1.03)

  1. aFor intervention cohort versus control cohort.
  2. bEver used antibiotics for cold, inflammation of the ear, bronchitis, RS-virus infection, false croup, pneumonia, urinary infection and gut infection.
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BMC Public Health

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