Table 3.
Adjusted odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of adult diagnosed asthma and history of pediatric-diagnosed asthma according to adult weight change among participants, Seattle and Tacoma, Washington, USA 1996–2008
| Variables of interest | No Asthma N=3249 |
Adult-Diagnosed Asthma* N=211 |
History of Pediatric –Diagnosed Asthma** N=272 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | n (%) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | |
| Adult weight change (kg) | |||||
| ≤ -2.5 | 263 (8.1) | 10 (4.7) | 0.57 (0.12–2.76) | 17 (6.2) | 0.63 (0.22–1.75) |
| −2.5 to 2.5 | 737 (22.7) | 36 (17.1) | 1.00 (Reference) | 62 (22.8) | 1.00 (Reference) |
| 2.6 to 4.9 | 482 (14.8) | 33 (15.6) | 1.31 (0.46–3.76) | 38 (14.0) | 0.94 (0.43–2.07) |
| 5.0 to 9.9 | 723 (22.3) | 37 (17.5) | 0.82 (0.29–2.36) | 62 (22.8) | 0.94 (0.47–1.84) |
| 10.0–19.9 | 665 (20.5) | 52 (24.7) | 1.44 (0.57–3.66) | 64 (23.5) | 0.96 (0.49–1.90) |
| ≥20.0 | 329 (10.1) | 41 (19.4) | 2.67 (1.02–7.00) | 26 (9.6) | 0.57 (0.21–1.53) |
| missing | 50 (1.5) | 2 (1.0) | 3(1.1) | ||
| P-value for trend | 0.045 | 0.63 | |||
Adjusted for age, race, physical activity, smoking, educational attainment, history of diabetes mellitus or hypertension and family history of diabetes mellitus or hypertension
NOTE: Five asthma patients did not have age at diagnosis information
*
Pediatric-diagnosed asthma cases excluded
**
Adult – diagnosed asthma cases excluded