Table II.
Association Between Overweight/Obesity and Asthma Diagnosis/Morbidity
| Unadjusted model | Adjusted model | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Overweight/obese vs. normal weight OR (95% CI) |
Sex by BMI interaction (p) |
Overweight/obese vs. normal weight aOR (95% CI) |
Sex by BMI interaction (p) |
| History of asthma |
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| Boys | 1.09 (0.82, 1.45) | 0.18 | 0.96 (0.68, 1.35) | 0.06 |
| Girls | 1.46 (1.08, 1.99) | 1.63 (1.16, 2.30) | ||
| Current asthma |
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| Boys | 1.08 (0.70, 1.67) | 0.28 | 0.90 (0.59, 1.38) | 0.11 |
| Girls | 1.51 (0.99, 2.29) | 1.73 (1.13, 2.64) | ||
| Wheezing | ||||
| Boys | 1.37 (1.00, 1.89) | 0.70 | 1.25 (0.85, 1.86) | 0.88 |
| Girls | 1.25 (0.90, 1.75) | 1.40 (1.03, 1.91) | ||
| Asthma attack | ||||
| Boys | 1.69 (0.92, 3.08) | 0.41 | 1.29 (0.71, 2.35) | 0.14 |
| Girls | 2.31 (1.32, 4.07) | 2.69 (1.56, 4.65) | ||
| Asthma-related ED visit |
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| Boys | 2.21 (0.61, 8.01) | 0.50 | 1.49 (0.45, 4.95) | 0.50 |
| Girls | 3.56 (0.89, 14.16) | 3.50 (0.71, 17.24) | ||
| Wheezing- related medical visit |
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| Boys | 1.75 (0.84, 3.64) | 0.99 | 1.20 (0.54, 2.63) | 0.86 |
| Girls | 1.74 (0.97, 3.13) | 1.57 (0.85, 2.93) | ||
| Wheezing- related missed days |
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| Boys | 1.65 (0.86, 3.16) | 0.93 | 0.97 (0.45, 2.08) | 0.37 |
| Girls | 1.58 (0.74, 3.35) | 1.90 (0.80, 4.52) | ||
| Wheezing related to exercise |
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| Boys | 1.26 (0.77, 2.07) | 0.83 | 1.06 (0.62, 1.81) | 0.61 |
| Girls | 1.36 (0.95, 1.95) | 1.60 (1.07, 2.38) | ||
Models adjusted for age, survey year, poverty index ratio, second hand smoke exposure, race/ethnicity, and fitness groups.
Bolded OR indicate p<0.05 controlled for multiple comparisons.