Table 2.

Association between intake of foods rich in proteins or fat and symptoms of asthma and allergy in participating in ISAAC Phase III Barranquilla (Odds Ratios, 95% Confidence intervals, and p-values per trend; bold values indicate a statistically significant p-value).

Food Group	Current Wheeze		Rhino-Conjunctivitis		Eczema
	Univariate	Multivariate	Univariate	Multivariate	Univariate	Multivariate
Meat
Never or rarely	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference
Once or twice per week	0.83 (0.49 to 1.39)	0.80 (0.47 to 1.34)	0.69 (0.42 to 1.13)	0.71 (0.43 to 1.16)	1.09 (0.70 to 1.70)	1.10 (0.71 to 1.73)
≥3 times per week	0.82 (0.50 to 1.35)	0.79 (0.48 to 1.30)	0.70 (0.44 to 1.12)	0.71 (0.44 to 1.14)	0.87 (0.57 to 1.34)	0.88 (0.57 to 1.36)
p-value	0.59	0.52	0.43	0.41	0.53	0.53
Seafood
Never or rarely	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference
Once or twice per week	0.96 (0.77 to 1.20)	0.96 (0.77 to 1.20)	0.96 (0.77 to 1.19)	0.93 (0.75 to 1.16)	0.87 (0.73 to 1.05)	0.86 (0.72 to 1.04)
≥3 times per week	1.29 (0.96 to 1.73)	1.29 (0.96 to 1.73)	1.17 (0.88 to 1.57)	1.13 (0.84 to 1.51)	0.89 (0.69 to 1.14)	0.87 (0.68 to 1.12)
p-value	0.21	0.21	0.47	0.67	0.19	0.14
Butter
Never or rarely	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference
Once or twice per week	0.89 (0.69 to 1.13)	0.88 (0.69 to 1.13)	0.94 (0.73 to 1.20)	0.94 (0.73 to 1.40)	0.91 (0.74 to 1.11)	0.91 (0.74 to 1.11)
≥3 times per week	0.87 (0.67 to 1.13)	0.87 (0.67 to 1.13)	1.08 (0.83 to 1.40)	1.08 (0.83 to 1.40)	0.71 (0.57 to 0.88)	0.71 (0.57 to 0.88)
p-value	0.29	0.30	0.53	0.55	0.002	0.002
Margarine
Never or rarely	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference
Once or twice per week	1.09 (0.85 to 1.39)	1.10 (0.86 to 1.41)	1.10 (0.86 to 1.40)	1.11 (0.87 to 1.41)	1.27 (1.04 to 1.55)	1.26 (1.03 to 1.54)
≥3 times per week	0.93 (0.70 to 1.22)	0.92 (0.70 to 1.22)	0.95 (0.72 to 1.24)	0.91 (0.69 to 1.20)	0.80 (0.63 to 1.01)	0.76 (0.61 to 0.96)
p-value	0.72	0.73	0.83	0.68	0.21	0.11
Milk
Never or rarely	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference
Once or twice per week	0.69 (0.43 to 1.13)	0.74 (0.45 to 1.21)	0.71 (0.44 to 1.14)	0.73 (0.45 to 1.19)	0.57 (0.39 to 0.85)	0.57 (0.39 to 0.85)
≥3 times per week	0.66 (0.42 to 1.03)	0.68 (0.43 to 1.06)	0.61 (0.39 to 0.95)	0.64 (0.41 to 0.99)	0.32 (0.22 to 0.47)	0.33 (0.23 to 0.47)
p-value	0.13	0.11	0.03	0.04	< 0.001	< 0.001
Eggs
Never or rarely	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference
Once or twice per week	1.32 (0.86 to 2.01)	1.31 (0.86 to 2.01)	0.82 (0.57 to 1.19)	0.83 (0.69 to 0.99)	0.74 (0.55 to 1.01)	0.74 (0.54 to 1.01)
≥3 times per week	1.39 (0.90 to 2.13)	1.40 (0.91 to 2.16)	0.95 (0.66 to 1.39)	0.97 (0.67 to 1.42)	0.73 (0.53 to 1.00)	0.73 (0.53 to 1.00)
p-value	0.21	0.17	0.51	0.50	0.17	0.15