Table 2.
The risk of asthma in obese and overweight children based on OR
| Variables | Overweight | Obesity | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Study | OR (95% CI) | Study | OR (95% CI) | |
| Year of publication | 1998–2008 | 5 | 1.49 (0.84–2.63) | 6 | 1.88 (1.04–3.41) |
| 2009–2017 | 6 | 1.80 (1.07–3.03) | 8 | 1.90 (1.43–2.53) | |
| Age | < 11 year | 2 | 0.86 (0.58–1.29) | 2 | 1.65 (1.26–2.15) |
| > 12 year | 3 | 1.30 (0.64–2.64) | 3 | 1.61 (1.09–2.37) | |
| Mix | 6 | 2.19 (1.35–3.55) | 8 | 2.27 (1.26–4.06) | |
| Gender | Male | 2 | 1.46 (0.64–3.34) | 2 | 1.14 (0.62–2.09) |
| Female | 2 | 1.51 (0.88–2.58) | 2 | 1.65 (0.95–2.89) | |
| Continents | America | 9 | 1.50 (0.97–2.33) | 10 | 2.21 (1.65–2.98) |
| Europe | 1 | 1.86 (1.12–3.10) | 3 | 1.12 (0.70–1.79) | |
| Asia | 1 | 3.03 (1.59–5.76) | 1 | 2.84 (1.39–5.81) | |
| Sample | < 500 | 8 | 2.00 (1.31–3.04) | 8 | 2.71 (1.80–4.07) |
| > 500 | 3 | 1.04 (0.56–1.93) | 6 | 1.41 (0.98–2.03) | |
| Report of Asthma | Physician | 10 | 1.69 (1.11–2.56) | 13 | 2.00 (1.42–2.82) |
| Parent | 1 | 1.28 (0.70–2.31) | 1 | 1.27 (0.64–2.53) | |