Acute asthma (n=123) | Chronic asthma (n=46) | Controls (n=1518) | |
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IgG titres | |||
Range | 0–512 | 0–256 | 0–512 |
Median | 0 | 16 | 0 |
Mean | 24.3 | 33.7 | 19.6 |
Acute (re)infection | 7 (5.7%) | 2 (4.3%) | 87 (5.7%) |
Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI) | 1.02 (0.46 to 2.25) | 1.02 (0.24 to 4.34) | 1.00 |
Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) | 0.81 (0.32 to 2.05) | 1.07 (0.13 to 8.65) | 1.00 |
Previous infection | 18 (14.6%) | 16 (34.8%) | 193 (12.7%) |
Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI) | 1.18 (0.70 to 1.99) | 3.66 (1.95 to 6.90) | 1.00 |
Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) | 0.92 (0.49 to 1.70) | 3.99 (1.60 to 9.97) | 1.00 |
No infection | 98 (79.7%) | 28 (60.9%) | 1238 (81.6%) |