Table 3

Prevalence ratios from Poisson regression models for lifetime asthma by overall ACE score

 Lifetime asthma prevalenceCurrent asthma prevalence
 UnadjustedAdjusted (age, sex, survey year)Adjusted (age, sex, survey year, SES)Adjusted (age, sex, survey year, SES and state)UnadjustedAdjusted (age, sex, survey year)Adjusted (age, sex, survey year, SES)Adjusted (age, sex, survey year, SES and state)
ACE Categories (Ref: None)1.001.001.001.001.001.001.001.00
11.24 (1.18 to 1.30)1.23 (1.17 to 1.29)1.22 (1.16 to 1.27)1.21 (1.16 to 1.27)1.26 (1.18 to 1.33)1.25 (1.18 to 1.33)1.24 (1.17 to 1.32)1.24 (1.17 to 1.31)
21.52 (1.44 to 1.62)1.46 (1.37 to 1.55)1.44 (1.35 to 1.53)1.44 (1.35 to 1.53)1.54 (1.43 to 1.66)1.50 (1.39 to 1.62)1.48 (1.37 to 1.59)1.47 (1.37 to 1.59)
31.54 (1.46 to 1.63)1.52 (1.44 to 1.6)1.46 (1.38 to 1.54)1.46 (1.38 to 1.53)1.62 (1.52 to 1.73)1.63 (1.53 to 1.73)1.54 (1.44 to 1.64)1.54 (1.44 to 1.64)
42.03 (1.94 to 1.14)1.89 (1..8 to 1.99)1.79 (1.71 to 1.89)1.78 (1.69 to 1.87)2.23 (2.09 to 2.36)2.03 (1.91 to 2.16)1.89 (1.78 to 2.02)1.88 (1.77 to 2.006)
Female1.35 (1.3 to 1.4)1.32 (1.27 to 1.37)1.31 (1.26 to 1.36)1.57 (1.49 to 1.65)1.52 (1.46 to 1.60)1.53 (1.45 to 1.60)
Age (in years)
25–440.8 (0.74 to 0.87)0.86 (0.79 to 0.93)0.86 (0.79 to 0.93)0.87 (0.78 to 0.97)0.98 (0.88 to 1.09)0.97 (0.87 to 1.09)
45–640.72 (0.67 to 0.78)0.77 (0.71 to 0.84)0.77 (0.71 to 0.83)0.83 (0.75 to 0.93)0.93 (0.84 to 1.04)0.92 (0.83 to 1.02)
65+0.68 (0.63 to 0.74)0.69 (0.63 to 0.75)0.67 (0.62 to 0.73)0.82 (0.73 to 0.91)0.83 (0.74 to 0.92)0.81 (0.73 to 0.90)
Survey year
20101.36 (1.29 to 1.44)1.42 (1.34 to 1.51)1.12 (1.003 to 1.25)1.35 (1.26 to 1.46)1.45 (1.35 to 1.57)1.12 (0.97 to 1.30)
20111.15 (1.08 to 1.21)1.19 (1.12 to 1.26)1.04 (0.93 to 1.16)1.26 (1.18 to 1.35)1.34 (1.25 to 1.44)1.13 (0.99 to 1.27)
Income
US$15 000–US$35 0000.77 (0.72 to 0.81)0.77 (0.73 to 0.82)0.73 (0.68 to 0.78)0.74 (0.68 to 0.79)
US$35 000–US$50 0000.67 (0.63 to 0.72)0.67 (0.63 to 0.72)0.61 (0.56 to 0.66)0.61 (0.56 to 0.67)
US$50 000–US$75 0000.64 (0.59 to 0.68)0.64 (0.59 to 0.68)0.57 (0.52 to 0.62)0.57 (0.53 to 0.62)
>US$75 0000.58 (0.54 to 0.62)0.58 (0.54 to 0.62)0.50 (0.46 to 0.54)0.50 (0.57 to 0.55)
Do not know, refused0.72 (0.67 to 0.77)0.72 (0.67 to 0.77)0.67 (0.61 to 0.73)0.67 (0.62 to 0.73)
Education
Finished high school0.81 (0.76 to 0.87)0.81 (0.76 to 0.87)0.77 (0.71 to 0.83)0.77 (0.71 to 0.84)
Some college0.89 (0.83 to 0.95)0.89 (0.83 to 0.95)0.79 (0.74 to 0.86)0.80 (0.74 to 0.87)
College or more0.90 (0.84 to 0.97)0.9 (0.84 to 0.96)0.80 (0.74 to 0.87)0.79 (0.73 to 0.87)
State
DC1.22 (1.11 to 1.35)1.17 (1.02 to 1.34)
Hawaii1.3 (1.19 to 1.41)1.13 (0.99 to 1.28)
Louisiana0.88 (0.79 to 0.97)0.80 (0.71 to 0.92)
Minnesota0.9 (0.83 to 0.97)0.89 (0.81 to 0.97)
Montana1.03 (0.95 to 1.12)1.006 (0.87 to 1.16)
Nevada1.07 (0.96 to 1.18)1.19 (1.09 to 1.31)
Vermont1.18 (1.10 to 1.27)1.09 (1.01 to 1.18)
Washington1.15 (1.06 to 1.24)1.04 (0.95 to 1.15)
  • Baseline: age category 18–24 years, male, sampled in 2009, income <US$15 000, education less than high school, in Arkansas.

  • Category 1: Parental marital discord+experience of a verbal abuse; Category 2: parental marital discord+experience of a verbal abuse+stressful living conditions; Category 3: parental marital discord+experience of a verbal abuse+stressful living conditions+experience of physical abuse; Category 4: parental marital discord+experience of a verbal abuse+stressful living conditions+experience of physical abuse+sexual abuse.

  • ACE, adverse childhood experience; SES, socioeconomic status.