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Sensitisation to airborne moulds and severity of asthma: cross sectional study from European Community respiratory health survey

Mahmoud Zureik, Catherine Neukirch, Bénédicte Leynaert, Renata Liard, Jean Bousquet, Françoise Neukirch
Table 4

Associations between sensitisation to pollens and severity of asthma (% of sensitised participants by severity and odds ratios (95% confidence interval) for moderate versus mild asthma and severe versus mild asthma)

Current asthma
AllergenMild (n=564)Moderate (n=333)Severe (n=235)P value
Timothy grass
% sensitised40.339.646.40.22
Unadjusted odds ratio10.98 (0.74 to 1.29)1.28 (0.95 to 1.75)0.22
Multivariate adjusted odds ratio*10.97 (0.72 to 1.73)1.22 (0.89 to 1.70)0.31
Birch
% sensitised19.020.419.20.81
Unadjusted odds ratio11.10 (0.78 to 1.54)1.01 (0.69 to 1.49)0.81
Multivariate adjusted odds ratio*11.07 (0.74 to 1.54)1.09 (0.72 to 1.65)0.56
Any pollen (timothy grass, birch, olive, Parietaria judaica, or common ragweed)
% sensitised47.048.752.80.17
Unadjusted odds ratio11.07 (0.82 to 1.40)1.26 (0.93 to 1.71)0.17
Multivariate adjusted odds ratio*11.08 (0.81 to 1.43)1.26 (0.91 to 1.76)0.14
  • * Adjusted for age, sex, smoking, passive smoking, parental history of asthma, and region.