Table 3.
Weighted ORs and 95% CIs for the relationship between BMI and asthma risk.
BMI range | Model 1 |
Model 2 |
Model 3 |
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OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
<5th percentile | Referent | Referent | Referent |
5th to < 85th percentile | 0.839 (0.574–1.226) | 0.854 (0.584–1.248) | 0.847 (0.578–1.240) |
85th to < 95th percentile | 1.319 (0.850–2.046) | 1.366 (0.879–2.122) | 1.319 (0.846–2.054) |
≥95th percentile | 1.175 (0.713–1.937) | 1.194 (0.724–1.969) | 1.106 (0.667–1.833) |
P value trend | 0.008 | 0.006 | 0.021 |
Model 1: non-adjusted model.
Model 2: adjusted for age, gender, and Hispanic Ethnicity.
Model 3: adjusted for age, gender, Hispanic Ethnicity, household smoker, vitamin D, and dietary fiber.
Note: <5th percentile: Underweight; 5th to <85th percentile: Normal weight; 85th to <95th percentile: Overweight; ≥95th percentile: Obesity.
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; OR, odds ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval.