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Table 4 Backward logistic regression analysis for predictors of eosinophilc asthma

From: Identifying clinical and demographic characteristic differences between eosinophilic and non-eosinophilic asthma and detecting predictors of eosinophilic asthma among Egyptian asthmatic patients

Variable

B

SE

Wald

P value

Odds ratio

95% CI

Food allergy

1.075

0.610

3.112

0.078

2.931

0.888 to 9.681

Pollen allergy

1.686

0.622

7.341

0.007

5.399

1.594 to 18.284

Latex allergy

1.555

0.855

3.306

0.069

4.735

0.886 to 25.304

Obstructive pattern by spirometry

2.176

0.551

15.568

< 0.001

8.807

2.989 to 25.953

Allergic signs by nasal endoscopy

1.130

0.593

3.624

0.057

3.095

0.967 to 9.903

Constant

2.113

0.480

19.383

< 0.0001

  
  1. B Regression coefficient, SE Standard error, 95% CI 95% confidence interval