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Table 2 Adjusted hazard ratios of prenatal antibiotics for childhood atopic diseases by Cox regression models*

From: Antibiotic exposure during pregnancy increases risk for childhood atopic diseases: a nationwide cohort study

Variables

Asthma

Allergic rhinitis

Atopic dermatitis

aHR

95%CI

aHR

95%CI

aHR

95%CI

Antibiotics

1.06

1.05

1.07

1.08

1.07

1.09

1.12

1.11

1.13

Maternal age

         

 < 25

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

 25–29

1.13

1.12

1.14

1.27

1.26

1.28

1.17

1.15

1.18

 30–34

1.10

1.09

1.11

1.32

1.31

1.33

1.22

1.20

1.23

 ≥ 35

0.97

0.96

0.99

1.21

1.20

1.23

1.10

1.09

1.12

Mode of delivery

         

 Cesarean section

1.05

1.04

1.05

1.02

1.02

1.03

1.05

1.04

1.06

Maternal comorbidity

         

 Diabetes mellitus

1.03

0.98

1.08

1.03

0.99

1.06

1.02

0.98

1.07

 Hypertension

1.02

0.98

1.07

0.93

0.90

0.96

0.99

0.94

1.04

 Hyperlipidemia

1.10

1.06

1.13

1.15

1.12

1.18

1.17

1.13

1.21

Maternal allergic disease

         

 Asthma

1.58

1.55

1.61

1.18

1.16

1.20

1.18

1.15

1.20

 Allergic rhinitis

1.31

1.30

1.32

1.53

1.52

1.54

1.29

1.28

1.31

 Atopic dermatitis

1.06

1.03

1.08

1.12

1.10

1.14

1.55

1.52

1.59

Pregnancy-related complication

         

 Anemia

1.02

0.97

1.07

0.98

0.94

1.01

0.96

0.91

1.01

 Gestational diabetes mellitus

0.99

0.97

1.02

1.10

1.08

1.12

1.15

1.12

1.18

 Gestational hypertension

1.06

0.95

1.18

0.97

0.90

1.06

1.02

0.91

1.14

 Pre-eclampsia or eclampsia

0.91

0.84

1.00

1.00

0.94

1.06

1.00

0.91

1.09

 Placenta previa and abruptio placentae

1.10

1.07

1.13

1.08

1.06

1.10

1.08

1.05

1.11

Male gender

1.33

1.32

1.34

1.29

1.29

1.30

1.04

1.03

1.05

  1. aHR adjusted hazard ratio, CI confidence intervals
  2. *Models adjusted for maternal age, mode of delivery, maternal comorbidity, maternal allergic disease, and pregnancy-related complications