Table 2 Mean intake and crude prevalence of current wheeze and current asthma per tertile of intake of selected dietary factors in children (ISAAC‐2).
| Selected foods | Tertile* | Mean intake per tertile (g/day) | Prevalence (%) of: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current wheeze | Current asthma | |||
| Fruits, total | T1 | 79 | 8.5 | 6.0 |
| T2 | 148 | 9.5 | 8.0 | |
| T3 | 287 | 8.5 | 5.5 | |
| Citrus fruits | T1 | 13 | 9.5 | 10.1 |
| T2 | 34 | 8.5 | 4.0‡ | |
| T3 | 81 | 8.5 | 5.5† | |
| Vegetables, total | T1 | 53 | 9.0 | 8.0 |
| T2 | 88 | 10.0 | 8.0 | |
| T3 | 140 | 7.5 | 3.5† | |
| Dairy products, total | T1 | 347 | 8.0 | 6.5 |
| T2 | 611 | 8.5 | 6.0 | |
| T3 | 973 | 10.1 | 7.0 | |
| Dairy, other than low fat | T1 | 206 | 10.1 | 7.5 |
| T2 | 458 | 7.5 | 7.5 | |
| T3 | 746 | 9.0 | 4.5 | |
| Whole grain products, total | T1 | 1 | 13.1 | 10.6 |
| T2 | 15 | 7.0‡ | 4.5‡ | |
| T3 | 118 | 6.5‡ | 4.5‡ | |
| Fish, total | T1 | 1 | 13.1 | 10.6 |
| T2 | 6 | 8.6 | 6.1 | |
| T3 | 15 | 5.0§ | 3.0§ | |
*T1 = low, T2 = medium, T3 = high.
†p<0.10, ‡p<0.05, §p<0.01, with T1 as reference.