Table 5 Associations between maternal total fish consumption and childhood eczema at age 5 years.

Childhood outcome, n (%)	N	Maternal total fish consumption			p trend
		Never n = 107	<1/week n = 255	⩾1/week n = 831
		OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)
Doctor confirmed eczema n = 380 (30.4%)
Univariate	979	1	0.77 (0.46 to 1.28)	0.60 (0.38 to 0.96)	0.016
Multivariate*	979	1	0.79 (0.47 to 1.32)	0.57 (0.35 to 0.92)	0.008
Current eczema medication n = 191 (15.3%)
Univariate	982	1	0.85 (0.45 to 1.61)	0.67 (0.38 to 1.19)	0.111
Multivariate*	982	1	0.88 (0.46 to 1.67)	0.58 (0.32 to 1.06)	0.028
Ever had eczema n = 406 (32.4%)
Univariate	983	1	0.88 (0.53 to 1.47)	0.73 (0.47 to 1.16)	0.111
Multivariate*	983	1	0.91 (0.54 to 1.53)	0.68 (0.43 to 1.10)	0.050

*Adjusted for maternal age of leaving full time education, paternal social class, maternal age, maternal smoking during pregnancy, smoking in the home during childhood, energy intake, maternal atopy, birth weight, presence of older siblings, sex of child and breastfeeding.