Table 2 Association between food intake pattern scores as continuous variable and prevalence of asthma in Qatar population (n = 986)a.

From: Fast food and sweet intake pattern is directly associated with the prevalence of asthma in a Qatari population

 

Traditional

Prudent

Fast food/sweet

OR (95% CI)

p value

OR (95% CI)

p value

OR (95% CI)

p valueb

Unadjusted

0.94 (0.73–1.2)

0.61

0.93 (0.73–1.2)

0.59

1.22 (1–1.49)

0.049

Age- and gender-adjusted

0.96 (0.75–1.23)

0.75

0.89 (0.67–1.17)

0.4

1.25 (1.02–1.54)

0.03

Multivariate-adjustedc

0.95 (0.73–1.24)

0.72

0.9 (0.67–1.21)

0.47

1.26 (1.02–1.55)

0.03

  1. aData from Qatar Biobank. Values are odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals. Three dietary patterns were derived from factor analysis based on Scree plot, eigenvalues >1, and interpretability of dietary factors.
  2. bSignificance in logistic regression. Dietary pattern scores were used as continuous variable.
  3. cAdjusted for age (continuous), gender, smoking, education, leisure time physical activity, and BMI (continuous).
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