Table 4 Exposure to parental cigarette smoking at 2 months and sensitisation (IgE ⩾0.35 kUA/l) to any inhalant and/or food allergen at 4 years of age
NnCrude model OR (95% CI)Adjusted for parental allergy and socioeconomic status OR (95% CI)Additional adjustment for maternal smoking during pregnancy OR (95% CI)
No parent smokes19704201.00 (Referent)1.00 (Referent)1.00 (Referent)
Only one parent smokes (⩾1 cigarette a day)408991.19 (0.93 to 1.53)1.19 (0.92 to 1.54)1.21 (0.93 to 1.59)
Both parents smoke (one or both less than 10 cig a day)59171.54 (0.87 to 2.73)1.68 (0.94 to 2.99)1.79 (0.94 to 3.38)
Both parents smoke ⩾10 cig a day31111.82 (0.88 to 3.76)1.84 (0.89 to 3.84)1.99 (0.89 to 4.45)
ptrend = 0.015ptrend = 0.011ptrend = 0.019
  • N, total number in the group; n, number exposed.