Table 5.

The association of changes of adiposity measures (quartiles) between baseline and five-year follow-up with risk of novel (incident) asthma and wheezing

			Incident asthma					Incident wheezing
		N	n	n/N	OR	CI1	CI2	n	n/N	OR	CI1	CI2
Weight	Kg
q1	<−1.93	570	32	5.7	ref	-	-	26	4.7	ref	-	-
q2	1.93 - <0.7	573	47	8.3	1.47	0.91	2.42	27	4.7	0.89	0.48	1.63
q3	0.7 - <3.2	570	32	5.7	0.95	0.56	1.62	34	6.0	1.25	0.72	2.20
q4	>3.2	576	46	8.1	1.17	0.71	1.95	46	8.1	1.57	0.93	2.70
BMI	Kg/m 2
q1	<−0.57	572	36	6.4	ref	-	-	25	4.5	ref	-	-
q2	−0.57 - <0.31	572	43	7.6	1.17	0.72	1.90	27	4.8	1.02	0.56	1.86
q3	0.31 - <1.216	572	36	6.4	1.00	0.61	1.65	35	6.2	1.35	0.77	2.41
q4	>1.22	573	42	7.4	0.88	0.53	1.43	46	7.1	1.69	0.99	2.94
WC	Cm
q1	<−1.5	564	30	5.4	Ref	-	-	27	4.9	ref	-	-
q2	−1.5 - <2	576	39	6.9	1.15	0.68	1.96	25	4.4	0.85	0.46	1.57
q3	2 - <5	525	45	8.7	1.62	0.98	2.71	43	8.3	1.67	0.98	2.91
q4	>5	626	43	6.9	1.14	0.69	1.91	38	6.2	1.27	0.74	2.22
FatP	Percentage points
q1	<−1.40	569	32	5.7	ref	-	-	31	5.0	ref	-	-
q2	−1.40 - <0.50	570	47	8.3	1.45	0.89	2.38	34	6.0	1.13	0.66	1.96
q3	0.50 - <2.402	569	42	7.5	1.24	0.75	2.06	25	4.5	0.77	0.42	1.38
q4	>2.40	570	33	5.8	0.78	0.45	1.35	40	7.1	1.20	0.71	2.05

Number of participants in each group (N), number of novel cases (n) and age, gender, and tobacco (pack years) adjusted odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI1-CI2)); q1-q4, quartiles 1-4; BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; FatP, Fat percentage.