Table 2.
Participant characteristics by Asthma Status
| Asthma | Control | Total | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n=553) | (n=268) | (n=821) | ||
| Age in years, Mean (SD) | 14.2 (2.7) | 14.2 (2.7) | 14.2 (2.7) | 0.9 |
| Sex, % male (n) | 55.9 (309) | 47.8 (128) | 53.2 (437) | 0.03 |
| BMI in kg/m2, Mean (SD) n=subset of sample | 22.5 (4.4) n=535 | 21.9 (4.2) n=248 | 22.4 (4.4) n=783 | 0.08 |
| BMI dichotomized | 0.09 | |||
| Thin/ Normal % (n) | 59.4 (318) | 65.7 (163) | 61.4 (481) | |
| Overweight/Obese % (n) | 40.6 (217) | 34.3 (85) | 38.6 (302) | |
| Socioeconomic Status Score Mean (SD) | 0.3 (1.7) | −0.02 (1.6) | 0.2 (1.7) | 0.02 |
| Site | <0.01 | |||
| Pampas % (n) | 49.0 (271) | 63.4 (170) | 53.7 (441) | |
| Villa % (n) | 51.0 (282) | 36.6 (98) | 46.3 (380) | |
| Food Security Score | 0.08 | |||
| Mean (SD) | 2.8 (4.3) | 2.4 (3.9) | 2.7 (4.2) | |
| Food Security Status | 0.31 | |||
| Food secure % (n) | 58.6 (324) | 62.3 (167) | 59.8 (491) | |
| Healthy Diet Score, Mean (SD) | 4.9 (1.2) | 5.2 (1.2) | 5.0 (1.2) | 0.02 |