Table 3.

Relationship between overweight and obesity and the prevalence of allergic diseases and sensitization in the study population, part of the Epidemiology of Allergic Disorders in Poland study (ECAP)

	6–7-year-olds				13–14-year-olds				20–44-year-olds
	Overweight		Obesity		Overweight		Obesity		Overweight		Obesity
	OR	95 % CI	OR	95 % CI	OR	95 % CI	OR	95 % CI	OR	95 % CI	OR	95 % CI
Declared asthma	2·44	1·52, 3·91	1·29	0·62, 2·66	1·66	1·09, 2·53	1·21	0·59, 2·45	1·15	09·13, 1·47	1·22	0·85, 1·75
Symptomatic asthma	1·23	0·99, 1·73	1·21	0·85, 1·71	1·13	0·78, 1·62	1·76	1·10, 2·82	1·34	1·17, 1·55	1·80	1·48, 2·21
Clinically diagnosed asthma	1·99	1·05, 3·76	2·17	1·05, 4·47	1·43	0·79, 2·57	0·57	0·13, 2·44	1·02	0·731, 1·43	0·98	0·57, 1·68
Allergic rhinitis	1·26	0·98, 1·63	1·05	0·75, 1·47	1·24	0·96, 1·60	1·56	1·08, 2·26	0·88	0·78, 1·00	0·84	0·69, 1·02
Clinically diagnosed allergic rhinitis	1·77	1·10, 2·84	1·46	0·83, 2·59	1·45	0·96, 2·20	1·71	0·83, 3·52	0·91	0·73, 1·14	1·21	0·87, 1·68
Atopic dermatitis	1·71	0·47, 6·22	1·17	0·24, 5·71	0·49	0·20, 1·19	0·49	0·13, 1·84	1·08	0·67, 1·74	0·99	0·49, 1·97
Clinically diagnosed atopic dermatitis	1·45	0·73, 2·88	0·67	0·23, 1·93	0·74	0·36, 1·50	1·14	0·38, 3·36	0·93	0·53, 1·61	0·62	0·22, 1·76
Sensitization	1·31	0·85, 2·03	1·84	1·11, 3·04	1·31	0·89, 1·94	1·50	0·75, 3·02	1·20	0·98, 1·46	0·98	0·72, 1·35
SPT ≥ 6 mm	2·00	1·12, 3·57	1·30	0·61, 2·79	1·45	0·91, 2·30	1·44	0·48, 2·70	1·09	0·87, 1·37	1·21	0·86, 1·72

SPT, skin prick test.

Reference category is normal weight. Statistically significant values are shown in bold.