TABLE 3. Household and behavioral predictors of lower respiratory illness in the first year of life
| Factor |
n |
Percent with LRI |
RR |
95% CI |
|
Child shares room at night
|
|
|
|
| No |
189 |
25.9 |
|
|
| Yes |
310 |
27.1 |
1.05 |
0.77, 1.41 |
Number of children
in home |
|
|
|
|
| 1 |
230 |
19.6 |
|
|
| 2 |
174 |
31.6 |
1.62 |
1.15, 2.27 |
| 3 |
70 |
32.9 |
1.68 |
1.10, 2.57 |
| 4+ |
25 |
40.0 |
2.04 |
1.18, 3.53 |
| Child attends daycare |
|
|
|
|
| No |
261 |
24.1 |
|
|
| Yes |
238 |
29.0 |
1.20 |
0.90, 1.61 |
Child attends daycare
or has siblings |
|
|
|
|
| No |
108 |
13.9 |
|
|
| Yes |
391 |
29.9 |
2.15 |
1.32, 3.53 |
| Water damage in home |
|
|
|
|
| No |
323 |
24.2 |
|
|
| Yes |
169 |
31.4 |
1.30 |
0.97, 1.75 |
Mold/Mildew inside home
|
|
|
|
| No |
304 |
23.7 |
|
|
| Yes |
188 |
31.4 |
1.33 |
0.99, 1.77 |
Water damage or
mold/mildew in home |
|
|
|
|
| No |
203 |
22.2 |
|
|
| Yes |
295 |
29.2 |
1.32 |
0.96, 1.80 |
Live in building with three
or more units
|
|
|
|
| No |
384 |
28.7 |
|
|
| Yes |
114 |
20.2 |
0.70 |
0.47, 1.05 |
|
Definition of abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; LRI = lower respiratory illness; RR = relative risk.
