The associations between allergic disease with symptoms and high stress (n=287) in late pregnancy are shown as crude odds ratios, as well as adjusted odds ratios compared to low stress (n=1877)#
| Subjects n | High PSS (≥29) late pregnancy | Model I high PSS (≥29) late pregnancy | Model II high PSS (≥29) late pregnancy | ||||
| crude OR | 95% CI | aOR¶ | 95% CI | aOR+ | 95% CI | ||
| Asthma with symptoms | 26 | 2.18 | 1.38–3.46 | 2.25 | 1.41–3.58 | 2.07 | 1.29–3.30 |
| Atopic dermatitis with symptoms | 30 | 1.45 | 0.96–2.19 | 1.49 | 0.98–2.27 | 1.42 | 0.93–2.15 |
| Allergic rhinitis with symptoms | 42 | 1.43 | 1.00–2.05 | 1.46 | 1.02–2.10 | 1.42 | 0.98–2.03 |
| Food allergy with symptoms | 20 | 2.19 | 1.30–3.69 | 2.25 | 1.32–3.82 | 2.06 | 1.22–3.49 |
| Symptoms of asthma and atopic dermatitis | 30 | 1.45 | 0.96–2.20 | 1.49 | 0.98–2.27 | 1.41 | 0.93–2.15 |
| Symptoms of asthma and allergic rhinitis | 42 | 1.48 | 1.03–2.12 | 1.52 | 1.06–2.19 | 1.47 | 1.02–2.11 |
| Symptoms of asthma and food allergy | 16 | 1.96 | 1.11–3.46 | 2.05 | 1.14–3.66 | 1.85 | 1.04–3.30 |
PSS: perceived stress scale. #: n=2164; ¶: adjusted for factors at inclusion: low income, previously pregnant; +: adjusted for factors at late pregnancy: moved to new residence, changes in employment and use of analgesics.