Table 2.

Hazard Ratio for Getting an Asthma Diagnosis (N = 500)

VariableHazard Ratio95% Hazard Ratio Confidence LimitsPValue
* Symptomatic means ≥1 positive answer to the respiratory tract symptom questionnaire in 1989.
Symptomatic*3.4141.386, 8.410.008
Bronchial hyperresponsiveness1.2780.519, 3.148.59
Age0.8160.687, 0.969.02
Male1.2300.499, 3.031.65