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Table 4 Risk of Peanut Allergy in Siblings of a Peanut-Allergic Child

From: Should Younger Siblings of Peanut-Allergic Children Be Assessed by an Allergist before Being Fed Peanut?

Risk of Peanut Allergy in

Unadjusted Odds Ratio

95% CI

Adjusted Odds Ratio

95% CI

Any sibling

7.12

2.18-23.28

6.72*

2.04-22.12

Younger sibling†

9.08

1.63-50.40

11.76‡

2.46-56.27

Older sibling§

5.92

1.14-30.69

6.31*

1.20-33.23

  1. CI = confidence interval.
  2. *Adjusted for parental history of asthma.
  3. †If index child had a peanut allergy, risk of peanut allergy in a younger sibling.
  4. ‡Adjusted for parental history of asthma and physician diagnosis of asthma in index child.
  5. §If older sibling had a peanut allergy, risk of peanut allergy in the index child.