Table 3

Number of older siblings and incidence of asthma in the two different periods of person-year time

No of older siblings Asthma at any time Asthma diagnosed
at <2.1 years
Asthma diagnosed at >2.1 years
HR 95% CI HR 95% CI HR 95% CI
01.001.001.00
11.131.06 to 1.201.301.21 to 1.400.900.80 to 1.01
21.181.09 to 1.271.421.30 to 1.550.780.67 to 0.92
>31.171.06 to 1.281.381.24 to 1.540.660.52 to 0.82