Table 1.
Demographic information, health outcomes and exposure to pets of the investigated population, n (%).
Table 2.
Prevalence (n, %) of asthma and allergy among children with different pets keeping status.
Table 3.
Adjusted odds ratios of pet keeping for asthma and allergies among childrena.
Table 4.
Adjusted odds ratio of pet keeping for asthma and allergy among children when an avoidance behavior is adjusteda.
Fig 1.
The dose-response relationship between pets keeping in home and allergies among children.
1Odds ratios are adjusted for gender, age, total household income, family allergic history, home location, home dampness and avoidance behavior. 2 Furry pet: cats, dogs, rodents and birds.