Table 3

Association of age of first cow’s milk exposure and first soya milk exposure with wheeze, atopy and asthma at age 23 years

Exposure and outcomeNo of subjects (censored)Unadjusted HR (95% CI); p valueAdjusted* HR (95% CI); p value
Cow’s milk
 Wheeze299 (129)0.67 (0.48 to 0.95); 0.020.64 (0.49 to 0.97); 0.02
 Atopy119 (52)0.67 (0.41 to 1.08); 0.10.62 (0.38 to 1.04); 0.07
 Asthma296 (129)0.53 (0.33 to 0.86); 0.0050.53 (0.32 to 0.87); 0.012
Soya milk
 Wheeze297 (143)1.36 (0.98 to 1.87); 0.071.34 (0.96to 1.86); 0.09
 Atopy118 (55)1.69 (0.99 to 2.87); 0.051.77 (1.01 to 3.10); 0.04
 Asthma294 (143)1.52 (1.05 to 2.20); 0.031.47 (1.01 to 2.14); 0.05
  • *Adjusted for social class at age 1, parental allergy, gender and ever breast feeding.