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Table 4 Multiple logistic regression analysis of associations between illnesses in non-smoking women and exposure to indoor air pollution

From: Effects of indoor air pollution on respiratory symptoms of non-smoking women in Niš, SerbiaEffetti dell'inquinamento nell’aria di ambienti confinati sui sintomi respiratori di donne non fumatrici residenti a Niš, Serbia

Exposure variable

Symptom variable

 

Asthma

Bronchitis

Allergic rhinitis

Sinusitis

Pneumonia

ETS at home

0.97 (0.77-1.24)

0.91 (0.72-1.16)

0.98 (0.68-1.41)

0.97 (0.85-1.30)

0.94 (0.70-1.27)

Use of biomass fuels

0.90 (0.70-1.16)

0.91 (0.71-1.15)

0.94 (0.63-1.48)

0.88 (0.67-1.11)

0.99 (0.80-1.22)

Home dampness

0.91 (0.73-1.12)

1.32 (1.10-1.59)

0.92 (0.86-1.48)

1.45 (1.07-1.98)

0.88 (0.63-1.11)

Keeping of pets

0.88 (0.69-1.12)

0.89 (0.70-1.13)

0.98 (0.69-1.15)

0.86 (0.78-1.27)

0.90 (0.65-1.25)

  1. Definition of abbreviation: ETS, environmental tobacco smoke.