Table 3 Adjusted odds ratio (aOR) of current severe asthma in last year for different frequencies of food consumption relative to consuming that food never or occasionally among children aged 6–7 years.
| Once or twice per week | Three or more times per week | p Value for trend | |
|---|---|---|---|
| aOR (95% CI) | aOR (95% CI) | ||
| Meat | 0.56 (0.20 to 1.58) | 0.43 (0.15 to 1.18) | <0.001 |
| Seafood | 0.63 (0.44 to 0.91) | 0.53 (0.35 to 0.80) | <0.001 |
| Fruit | 0.87 (0.55 to 1.35) | 0.74 (0.50 to 1.10) | <0.001 |
| Vegetables | 0.87 (0.63 to 1.21) | 0.78 (0.56 to 1.11) | <0.001 |
| Pulses | 0.84 (0.52 to 1.35) | 0.88 (0.54 to 1.44) | 0.63 |
| Cereals | 0.56 (0.30 to 1.02) | 0.39 (0.23 to 0.68) | <0.001 |
| Pasta | 0.58 (0.32 to 1.05) | 0.74 (0.40 to 1.37) | 0.46 |
| Rice | 0.80 (0.51 to 1.27) | 1.13 (0.68 to 1.88) | 0.31 |
| Butter | 1.15 (0.89 to 1.49) | 0.78 (0.48 to 1.25) | 0.78 |
| Margarine | 1.02 (0.77 to 1.35) | 1.20 (0.80 to 1.79) | 0.85 |
| Nuts | 0.96 (0.77 to 1.22) | 1.31 (0.86 to 2.01) | 0.28 |
| Potato | 0.47 (0.28 to 0.81) | 0.59 (0.35 to 1.01) | 0.85 |
| Milk | 0.65 (0.31 to 1.40) | 0.50 (0.28 to 0.90) | <0.001 |
| Eggs | 0.57 (0.38 to 0.84) | 0.70 (0.45 to 1.09) | 0.11 |
| Fast food | 1.64 (1.28 to 2.10) | 2.26 (1.09 to 4.68) | <0.001 |
Odds ratio adjusted for sex, obesity, maternal smoking, siblings and exercise.