Table 3 Adjusted ORs (95% CI) for the association between BMI on asthma in males and females
Independent (X) variables in the multiple logistic regression model a | ORs of developing asthma (95% CI) adjusted for other factors | |
|---|---|---|
Males | Females | |
BMI | 1.11 (1.03, 1.19) | 1.38 (1.23, 1.56) |
Birth weight | 0.71 (0.49, 1.02) | b |
Mother education (none compared with higher) | 0.48 (0.16, 1.44) | b |
Mother education (general compared with higher) | 0.82 (0.51, 1.32) | b |
Father smoking | 1.17 (0.76, 1.80) | 0.45 (0.22, 0.93) |
Breastfed | 0.74 (0.44, 1.26) | 3.62 (1.42, 9.25) |
Paracetamol given in the 1st year of child’s life | 1.66 (0.67, 4.09) | b |
Antibiotics given in the 1st year of child’s life | 2.45 (1.54, 3.91) | b |
Paracetamol given to the child in the last 12 months (once a week compared with yearly) | 1.94 (1.00, 3.80) | 7.09 (2.48, 20.8) |
Paracetamol given to the child in the last 12 months (once a month compared with yearly) | 1.90 (1.14, 3.14) | 2.23 (1.05, 4.72) |
Cat at home in the 1st year of child’s life | c | 0.83 (0.10, 7.28) |
Cat at home in the last 12 months | c | 2.25 (0.42, 12.1) |
Farm animal in the 1st year of child’s life | c | 2.56 (0.36, 18.4) |
Air conditioning type used at home (electric fan compared with Freon system) | c | 3.58 (0.02, 529) |
Air conditioning type used at home (water system compared with Freon system) | c | 0.51 (0.09, 2.96) |
Air conditioning type used at home (both Freon and water system compared with Freon system) | c | 19.4 (3.56, 106) |
Frequency of a truck passing through the street adjacent to the home (frequently compared with rarely) | 1.39 (0.89, 2.78) | b |
Eating meat (once or twice a week compared with never) | c | 10.2 (2.03, 51.2) |
Eating meat (three times a week or more compared with never) | c | 8.68 (1.83, 41.0) |
Eating nuts (once or twice a week compared with never) | c | 0.55 (0.29, 1.04) |
Eating nuts (three times a week or more compared with never) | c | 0.80 (0.27, 2.37) |
