Table 1.
Clinical and demographics characteristics of study participants
| Asthma (n = 573) |
Control (n = 194) |
Total (n = 767) |
p- value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age yr, median (IQR) | 13.84 (11.66–16.15) | 13.05 (11.50–15.26) | 13.59 (11.62–15.85) | 0.01a |
| Male, n (%) | 323 (56.4%) | 89 (45.9%) | 412 (53.7%) | 0.01 |
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | Asthma (n = 501) | Control (n = 185) | Total (n = 686) | < 0.01a |
| median (IQR) | 21.87 (19.49–24.46) | 20.77 (18.99–22.83) | 21.46 (19.25–24.30) | |
| BMI category | 0.03 | |||
| Underweight / Normal, n (%) | 292 (58.3%) | 125 (67.6%) | 417 (60.8%) | |
| Overweight / Obese, n (%) | 209 (41.7%) | 60 (32.4%) | 269 (39.2%) | |
| SES score, median (IQR) | 0.57 (− 0.91 to 1.78) | 0.14 (−1.27 to 1.47) | 0.36 (−1.01 to 1.72) | 0.01a |
|
HEALTHY DIET SCORE, (% below median) |
188 (32.8%) | 45 (23.2%) | 233 (30.4%) | 0.01 |
| Atopy status | Asthma (n = 506) | Control (n = 141) | Total (n = 647) | |
| Atopic, n (%) | 387 (76.5%) | 76 (53.9%) | 463 (71.6%) | < 0.01 |
a Mann-Whitney