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Table 3.

Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of H. pylori infection relative to asthma and allergy, stratified by waist circumference.

	Waist circumference (cm): women<75; men<88				Waist circumference (cm): 75 ≤ women<86; 88 ≤ men<96				Waist circumference (cm): women≥86; men≥96
	H. pylori infection				H. pylori infection				H. pylori infection
	Negative	Positive	Basic model^d	Full Model	Negative	Positive	Basic model^d	Full Model	Negative	Positive	Basic model^d	Full Model
	N	N	OR (95%CI)	OR (95%CI)	N	N	OR (95%CI)	OR (95%CI)	N	N	OR (95%CI)	OR (95%CI)
Asthma (definition I)^a	193	60	0.97 (0.70,1.34)	0.93 (0.67,1.30)	213	102	1.16 (0.90,1.52)	1.17 (0.89,1.53)	297	165	0.91 (0.73,1.14)	0.92 (0.73,1,15)
Asthma (onset at age<18)	102	24	0.97 (0.60,1.57)	0.97 (0.59,1.59)	87	31	1.19 (0.77,1.85)	1.24 (0.77,1.94)	90	24	0.58 (0.36,0.93)^∗	0.61 (0.37,0.99)^∗
Asthma (onset at age≥18)	37	25	1.55 (0.89,2.70)	1.46 (0.83,2.57)	67	36	1.02 (0.66,1.57)	1.00 (0.64,1.55)	119	80	0.99 (0.73,1.35)	0.98 (0.71,1.35)
Asthma (definition II)^b	125	31	1.00 (0.65,1.54)	1.05 (0.67,1.63)	127	53	1.12 (0.79,1.59)	1.23 (0.85,1.77)	161	65	0.69 (0.50,0.94)^∗	0.70 (0.50,0.97)^∗
Hay fever or nasal allergies	378	96	0.97 (0.75,1.27)	0.98 (0.74,1.29)	388	147	1.07 (0.86,1.33)	1.09 (0.86,1.37)	346	134	0.72 (0.57,0.91)^∗	0.75 (0.59,0.95)^∗
Allergic rhinitis^c	399	100	0.96 (0.74,1.25)	0.97 (0.74,1.27)	417	158	1.06 (0.85,1.31)	1.07 (0.86,1.34)	372	155	0.77 (0.62,0.96)^∗	0.80 (0.64,1.01)
Asthma or allergic rhinitis	571	168	0.99 (0.80,1.223)	0.99 (0.79,1.23)	617	268	1.09 (0.91,1.30)	1.10 (0.92,1.32)	644	358	0.96 (0.81,1.13)	0.98 (0.83, 1.16)

Asthma definition I: Asthma or medication for asthma.

Asthma definition II: Definition I, excluding those smoking for more than 10 years.

Allergic rhinitis: Hay fever or nasal allergies or use of anti-allergy medications.

Basic model: Adjusted for sex and age.

^∗

p < 0.05.