Table II.
Association of adiposity measures with sensitization to any allergens in Chinese men and women aged 18-39 years1.
| Adiposity Measure Quartiles | Any Sensitization | Adiposity measure Quartiles | Any Sensitization | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | p-value | n (%) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | p-value | ||
| male | female | ||||||
| %BF (n, mean ± SD) | |||||||
| Q1 (163, 6.9 ± 1.1) | 77 (47.2%) | Ref. | Q1 (133, 21.7 ± 2.6) | 49 (36.8%) | Ref. | ||
| Q2 (163, 9.9 ± 0.7) | 93 (57.1%) | 1.27 (0.80,2.01) | 0.304 | Q2 (134, 27.0 ± 1.3) | 45 (33.6%) | 0.92 (0.54,1.58) | 0.767 |
| Q3 (164, 14.3 ± 2.1) | 95 (57.9%) | 1.66 (1.02,2.69) | 0.041 | Q3 (134, 30.6 ± 0.9) | 51 (38.1%) | 1.12 (0.65,1.93) | 0.681 |
| Q4 (163, 24.4 ± 4.4) | 102 (62.6%) | 2.12 (1.28,3.51) | 0.003 | Q4 (133, 35.9 ± 3.0) | 51 (38.4%) | 1.14 (0.66,1.97) | 0.639 |
| trend | p=0.003 | trend | p=0.509 | ||||
| BMI (n, mean ± SD) | |||||||
| Q1 (163, 18.2 ± 0.9) | 98 (60.1%) | Ref. | Q1 (133, 18.7 ± 0.9) | 47 (35.3%) | Ref. | ||
| Q2 (163, 20.1 ± 0.5) | 77 (47.2%) | 0.60 (0.37,0.98) | 0.041 | Q2 (134, 20.5 ± 0.4) | 47 (35.1%) | 1.06 (0.64,1.76) | 0.825 |
| Q3 (164, 21.6 ± 0.6) | 90 (54.9%) | 0.96 (0.58,1.57) | 0.857 | Q3 (134, 21.9 ± 0.6) | 50 (37.3%) | 1.03 (0.60,1.77) | 0.922 |
| Q4 (163, 25.1 ± 2.1) | 102 (62.6%) | 1.39 (0.83,2.33) | 0.206 | Q4 (133, 24.9 ± 1.7) | 52 (39.1%) | 1.13 (0.63,2.02) | 0.690 |
| trend | p=0.085 | trend | p=0.731 | ||||
| BMI | |||||||
| <23 (n=512) | 279 (54.5%) | Ref. | <23 (n=403) | 145 (36.0%) | Ref. | ||
| 23-24.9 (n=77) | 49 (63.6%) | 1.67 (1.00,2.80) | 0.049 | 23-24.9 (n=87) | 30 (34.5%) | 0.90 (0.53,1.52) | 0.684 |
| >=25 (n=64) | 39 (60.9%) | 1.57 (0.86,2.83) | 0.139 | >=25 (n=44) | 21 (47.7%) | 1.56 (0.76,3.21) | 0.228 |
| trend | p=0.052 | trend | p=0.432 | ||||
| Model: FMI+LMI 2 | |||||||
| High FMI (n=327) | 198 (60.6%) | 1.74 (1.18,2.55) | 0.005 | High FMI (n=267) | 97 (36.3%) | 0.97 (0.66,1.44) | 0.895 |
| High LMI (n=327) | 182 (55.7%) | 0.98 (0.67,1.41) | 0.896 | High LMI (n=267) | 103 (38.6%) | 1.05 (0.69,1.60) | 0.824 |
1
all models were adjusted for age (18-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39), education (primary school or lower, junior middle school, high school or higher), occupation (farmer/non-farmer), Cockroach in house (no, occasional, some or many) and smoking status (current smoking (yes/no) in male, passive smoking(yes/no) in female).
2
low vs. high cut at gender-specific median of variables (LMI, FMI)