Table 4 Crude and adjusted hazard ratios (95% confidence interval) of otitis media (≥ 1 time) for asthma according to age and sex
From: Bidirectional association between asthma and otitis media in children
| Characteristics | HRs for asthma | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crudea | P-value | Adjustedab | P-value | |
| Total participants (n = 540,86) | ||||
| Otitis media | 1.49 (1.42–1.56) | < 0.001* | 1.43 (1.36–1.50) | < 0.001* |
| Control II | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Age 5–9 years old (n = 36,048) | ||||
| Otitis media | 1.51 (1.43–1.59) | < 0.001* | 1.45 (1.38–1.53) | < 0.001* |
| Control II | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Age 10–14 years old (n = 18,038) | ||||
| Otitis media | 1.41 (1.27–1.56) | < 0.001* | 1.34 (1.20–1.49) | < 0.001* |
| Control II | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Males (n = 28,582) | ||||
| Otitis media | 1.47 (1.39–1.57) | < 0.001* | 1.42 (1.33–1.51) | < 0.001* |
| Control II | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Females (n = 25,504) | ||||
| Otitis media | 1.50 (1.40–1.61) | < 0.001* | 1.44 (1.35–1.55) | < 0.001* |
| Control II | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||