Table 1 Summary of the findings in relation to current and past asthma

Male:female

Odds ratio

95% CI

5:2

1.91

[0.33, 11.12]

7:4

1.29

[0.32, 5.28]

Ethnicity

 Inuit, n (%)

 Mixed, n (%)

 Non-Inuit, n (%)

 Total, n (%)

 Chi square (p-value)

1 (4.2)

5 (38.5)

1 (14.3)

7 (15.9)

6.80 (0.02)

4 (16.7)

6 (46.2)

1 (14.3)

11 (25.0)

3.96 (0.15)

Smoker in the home (yes:no)

Odds ratio

95% CI

3:4

1.39

[0.27, 7.15]

4:7

1.0

[0.24, 4.13]

Crowdedness correlation (p)

0.165 (0.29)

0.285 (0.06)

Cat owner (yes:no)

Odds ratio

95% CI

1:3

3.0

[0.20, 44.36]

1:5

1.60

[0.12, 21.59]

Dog owner (yes:no)

Odds ratio

95% CI

2:3

1.0

[0.15, 6.91]

4:5

1.28

[0.28, 5.93]

Exclusive breast feeding (yes:no)

Odds ratio

95% CI

4:3

0.81

[0.16, 4.18]

5:6

0.42

[0.10, 1.67]

Being ever outside Nunavut (yes:no)

Odds ratio

95% CI

7:0

n/a

n/a

11:00

n/a

n/a

Previous respiratory hospitalization (yes:no)

Odds ratio

95% CI

2:5

1.71

[0.27, 10.74]

3:8

1.69

[0.34, 8.31]

TB vaccination (yes:no)

Odds ratio

95% CI

6:0

n/a

n/a

9:1

0.96

[0.09, 10.45]

Family history of food allergy (yes:no)

Odds ratio

95% CI

1:4

1.04

[0.10, 10.77]

2:6

1.5

[0.24, 9.34]

Family history of environmental allergy (yes:no)

Odds ratio

95% CI

1:4

0.63

[0.6, 6.30]

4:4

3.57

[0.71, 18.04]

Family history of asthma (yes:no)

Odds ratio

95% CI

2:4

3.1

[0.44, 21.63]

4:5

8.0

[1.36, 47.02]

Family history of eczema (yes:no)

Odds ratio

95% CI

3:4

2.25

[0.42, 12.03]

5:5

3.71

[0.83, 16.55]