3.4. Associations between the first 2-year home environment and
health outcomes
In the initial multiple logistic regression analyses,with one exposure
in each model, positive associations were generally found between the
home environment in the first 2 years of life and new onset of wheeze
and rhinitis while fewassociations were found for new onset of eczema
symptoms (Table 3). For onset of at least one of the three symptoms, all
investigated factors showed significant positive associations with the
highest OR of 2.07 (95% CI 1.45–2.95) for the perception of moldy