Table 3.
Association between fruit and vegetable intake 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 | |
| Fruits | ||||||
| Never or rarely | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Once or twice per week | 0.96 (0.69 to 1.35) | 0.99 (0.71 to 1.39) | 0.82 (0.59 to 1.14) | 0.86 (0.62 to 1.19) | 0.67 (0.51 to 0.88) | 0.68 (0.52 to 0.90) |
| ≥3 times per week | 0.86 (0.62 to 1.19) | 0.87 (0.63 to 1.21) | 0.87 (0.64 to 1.19) | 0.89 (0.65 to 1.22) | 0.63 (0.49 to 0.82) | 0.64 (0.49 to 0.83) |
| p-value | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.003 | 0.004 |
| Vegetables | ||||||
| Never or rarely | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Once or twice per week | 1.32 (0.99 to 1.75) | 1.32 (0.99 to 1.75) | 0.93 (0.70 to 1.24) | 0.92 (0.69 to 1.23) | 0.89 (0.71 to 1.12) | 0.89 (0.71 to 1.12) |
| ≥3 times per week | 1.06 (0.81 to 1.40) | 1.07 (0.81 to 1.41) | 1.22 (0.94 to 1.58) | 1.23 (0.95 to 1.60) | 0.89 (0.72 to 1.09) | 0.89 (0.72 to 1.10) |
| p-value | 0.97 | 0.99 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.32 | 0.35 |
| Pulses | ||||||
| Never or rarely | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Once or twice per week | 1.03 (0.74 to 1.43) | 1.03 (0.74 to 1.43) | 1.03 (0.75 to 1.42) | 1.04 (0.75 to 1.44) | 0.85 (0.66 to 1.10) | 0.86 (0.66 to 1.11) |
| ≥3 times per week | 0.88 (0.63 to 1.22) | 0.88 (0.63 to 1.23) | 0.94 (0.67 to 1.30) | 0.95 (0.68 to 1.32) | 0.61 (0.47 to 0.80) | 0.62 (0.47 to 0.80) |
| p-value | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.48 | 0.53 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
| Nuts | ||||||
| Never or rarely | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Once or twice per week | 0.92 (0.71 to 1.19) | 0.89 (0.68 to 1.16) | 0.93 (0.72 to 1.20) | 0.92 (0.71 to 1.19) | 0.88 (0.71 to 1.09) | 0.86 (0.69 to 1.07) |
| ≥3 times per week | 1.04 (0.73 to 1.48) | 0.97 (0.68 to 1.39) | 0.97 (0.68 to 1.40) | 0.91 (0.64 to 1.31) | 0.75 (0.55 to 1.02) | 0.72 (0.53 to 0.99) |
| p-value | 0.89 | 0.59 | 0.69 | 0.49 | 0.04 | 0.02 |
| Potato | ||||||
| Never or rarely | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Once or twice per week | 0.41 (0.30 to 0.59) | 0.41 (0.29 to 0.58) | 0.62 (0.43 to 0.89) | 0.62 (0.43 to 0.89) | 0.52 (0.39 to 0.71) | 0.53 (0.39 to 0.72) |
| ≥3 times per week | 0.44 (0.31 to 0.62) | 0.44 (0.31 to 0.62) | 0.63 (0.44 to 0.91) | 0.63 (0.43 to 0.91) | 0.54 (0.40 to 0.74) | 0.54 (0.40 to 0.75) |
| p-value | 0.005 | 0.007 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.03 | 0.03 |