Histological chorioamnionitis is associated with an increased risk of wheezing in preterm children less than 34 gestational weeks

Table 3 Multiple logistic regression analyses on the association between HCA and wheezing or atopic diseases^a

	N	Crude OR	95% CI	Adjusted OR	95% CI
Wheezing	29	3.22	(1.34, 7.70)	2.72	(1.02, 7.23)
Eczema	48	1.06	(0.50, 2.25)	0.93	(0.40, 2.21)
Food allergy	38	1.27	(0.58, 2.79)	1.09	(0.46, 2.58)
Allergic rhinitis	21	1.40	(0.54, 3.62)	1.39	(0.47, 4.09)

^a Co-variables adjusted in the model: maternal age, children’s current age, gender, type of delivery and use of antibiotics in the first year of life. Children’s age, maternal age and gestational age were incorporated in continuous variables. All analyses used the same model

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