Table 4.
Odds ratios and 95% CIs for current asthma across quartiles of Mediterranean diet scores in the total population as well as based on gender
| Quartile of Mediterranean diet score |
Ptrend | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
||
| OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | ||
| Total participants (n with/without current asthma) | 25/2478 | 13/1251 | 14/2153 | 4/908 | |
| Crude | 1.00 | 1.03 (0.52–2.02) | 0.64 (0.33–1.24) | 0.43 (0.15–1.25) | 0.06 |
| Model 1a | 1.00 | 1.04 (0.53–2.05) | 0.66 (0.34–1.28) | 0.44 (0.15–1.27) | 0.07 |
| Model 2b | 1.00 | 1.04 (0.53–2.05) | 0.66 (0.34–1.28) | 0.44 (0.15–1.27) | 0.07 |
| Model 3c | 1.00 | 1.04 (0.53–2.05) | 0.66 (0.34–1.28) | 0.44 (0.15–1.27) | 0.07 |
| Girls (n with/without current asthma) | 8/1357 | 7/694 | 5/1199 | 1/532 | |
| Crude | 1.00 | 1.71 (0.61–4.73) | 0.70 (0.23–2.16) | 0.31 (0.03–2.55) | 0.23 |
| Model 1 | 1.00 | 1.75 (0.63–4.85) | 0.73 (0.23–2.25) | 0.32 (0.04–2.58) | 0.25 |
| Model 2 | 1.00 | 1.72 (0.62–4.79) | 0.72 (0.23–2.23) | 0.33 (0.04–2.65) | 0.25 |
| Model 3 | 1.00 | 1.71 (0.61–4.74) | 0.72 (0.23–2.22) | 0.32 (0.04–2.64) | 0.25 |
| Boys (n with/without current asthma) | 17/1121 | 6/557 | 9/954 | 3/376 | |
| Crude | 1.00 | 0.71 (0.27–1.81) | 0.62 (0.27–1.40) | 0.52 (0.15–1.80) | 0.17 |
| Model 1 | 1.00 | 0.71 (0.27–1.81) | 0.63 (0.28–1.43) | 0.50 (0.14–1.74) | 0.16 |
| Model 2 | 1.00 | 0.71 (0.27–1.81) | 0.63 (0.27–1.42) | 0.49 (0.14–1.70) | 0.15 |
| Model 3 | 1.00 | 0.71 (0.27–1.81) | 0.62 (0.27–1.42) | 0.49 (0.14–1.70) | 0.15 |
a
Model 1: adjusted for age and sex (for total participants).
b
Model 2: further adjusted for watching TV & computer use.
c
Model 3: additionally, adjusted for BMI.