Any LRI* LRI without Wheeze LRI with Wheeze* High Fungal Level RR 95% CI RR 95% CI RR 95% CI Airborne, cfu/m3   Aspergillus 0.99 0.58, 1.68 0.80 0.26, 2.44 1.05 0.55, 2.01 Cladosporium 1.17 0.77, 1.77 1.33 0.61, 2.91 1.13 0.64, 2.00 Penicillium 1.73 1.23, 2.43 3.32 1.83, 6.04 1.56 0.92, 2.65 Yeasts 0.80 0.47, 1.38 0.73 0.28, 1.91 0.78 0.38, 1.60 Dust-borne, cfu/g   Alternaria 1.51 1.00, 2.28 1.12 0.44, 2.88 1.82 1.08, 3.08 Aspergillus 0.94 0.54, 1.65 1.80 0.86, 3.76 0.47 0.16, 1.41 Aureobasidium 1.21 0.76, 1.93 0.85 0.28, 2.56 1.42 0.80, 2.50 Cladosporium 1.52 1.02, 2.25 1.68 0.78, 3.60 1.57 0.91, 2.69 Coelomyces 1.09 0.66, 1.79 0.82 0.36, 1.88 Fusarium 1.28 0.79, 2.09 1.13 0.44, 2.90 1.35 0.71, 2.57 Penicillium 1.07 0.61, 1.86 0.62 0.16, 2.43 1.28 0.67, 2.47 Ulocladium 1.24 0.83, 1.85 1.33 0.76, 2.35 Wallemia 0.92 0.54, 1.57 0.46 0.15, 1.36 Yeasts 0.93 0.55, 1.57 1.77 0.85, 3.71 0.53 0.21, 1.35 Zygomycetes 1.96 1.35, 2.83 1.19 0.47, 3.00 2.60 1.63, 4.16

Definition of abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; RR = relative risk.

^* Controlling for male, water damage or mold/mildew, siblings, born in winter, and breastfed ever.

Controlling for male, siblings, born in winter, and breastfed ever.

Models did not converge.

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