Table III.
Association Between Fitness and Asthma Diagnoses/Morbidity
| Unadjusted model | Adjusted model | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | High fit vs. low/moderately fit (OR (95% CI) |
Sex by fitness interaction (p) |
High fit vs. low/moderately fit (aOR (95% CI) |
Sex by fitness interaction (p) |
| History of asthma |
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| Boys | 0.84 (0.61, 1.14) | 0.30 | 0.84 (0.60, 1.19) | 0.89 |
| Girls | 1.08 (0.77, 1.51) | 1.13 (0.81, 1.57) | ||
| Current Asthma | ||||
| Boys | 0.71 (0.41, 1.20) | 0.08 | 0.69 (0.39, 1.22) | 0.38 |
| Girls | 1.32 (0.86, 2.05) | 1.24 (0.80, 1.91) | ||
| Wheezing | ||||
| Boys | 0.59 (0.39, 0.89) | 0.10 | 0.61 (0.37, 1.01) | 0.08 |
| Girls | 1.08 (0.63, 1.87) | 1.21 (0.69, 2.10) | ||
| Asthma attack | ||||
| Boys | 0.79 (0.35, 1.81) | 0.26 | 0.85 (0.36, 1.99) | 0.29 |
| Girls | 1.41 (0.76, 2.61) | 1.62 (0.90, 2.92) | ||
| Asthma-related ED visit |
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| Boys | 0.18 (0.05, 0.63) | 0.39 | 0.24 (0.07, 0.89) | 0.55 |
| Girls | 0.51 (0.11, 1.56) | 0.46, (0.11, 1.82) | ||
| Wheezing- related medical visit |
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| Boys | 0.33 (0.15, 0.72) | 0.02 | 0.31 (0.13, 0.75) | 0.07 |
| Girls | 0.94 (0.50, 1.76) | 0.91 (0.46, 1.79) | ||
| Wheezing- related missed days |
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| Boys | 0.21 (0.08, 0.52) | 0.02 | 0.14 (0.06, 0.33) | 0.06 |
| Girls | 0.62 (0.23, 1.66) | 0.66 (0.25, 1.74) | ||
| Wheezing related to exercise |
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| Boys | 0.51 (0.29, 0.88) | 0.03 | 0.43 (0.24, 0.76) | <0.01 |
| Girls | 1.20 (0.74, 1.93) | 1.50 (0.91, 2.49) | ||
Models adjusted for age, survey year, poverty index ratio, second hand smoke exposure, race/ethnicity, and BMI categories.
Bolded OR indicate p<0.05 controlled for multiple comparisons.