Table 3.

Adjusted Odds Ratios for Any Asthma, Children Ages 2–11 (n = 21,608)

	Odds ratio	95% CI	P value
Soda, servings per day
0	1.0 Ref
1	0.79	(0.66–0.94)	0.009
2	0.82	(0.60–1.13)	0.222
3+	1.83	(1.22–2.76)	0.004
French fries, servings per day
0	1.0 Ref
1	1.13	(0.90–1.42)	0.306
2+	1.89	(1.08–3.21)	0.026
Fast food, servings per week
0	1.0 Ref
1	1.08	(0.91–1.28)	0.366
2+	1.21	(1.02–1.45)	0.031
Sociodemographics
Gender
Female	1.0 Ref
Male	1.84	(1.60–2.11)	<0.001
Age group
2–4 years of age	1.0 Ref
5–6 years	1.50	(1.20–1.88)	<0.001
7–8 years	1.61	(1.29–2.00)	<0.001
9–10 years	1.57	(1.29–1.92)	<0.001
11 years	2.01	(1.57–2.57)	<0.001
Race
White	1.0 Ref
Latino	1.10	(0.88–1.30)	0.545
Black	1.11	(1.06–1.55)	0.491
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.71	(0.73–0.94)	0.001
Other	0.76	(0.75–1.17)	0.094
Body weight
Less than 95th percentile	1.0 Ref
Greater than or equal to 95th percentile	1.09	(0.87–1.36)	0.455
Parent's education
Less than 12 years	1.0 Ref
High School graduate	1.04	(0.79–1.35)	0.795
College graduate	1.48	(1.16–1.90)	0.002
Any graduate school	1.06	(0.79–1.42)	0.696
English language proficiency of parent
Very well/well	1.0 Ref
Not well	0.61	(0.45–0.81)	0.001
Not at all	0.66	(0.46–0.94)	0.021
Household income
0–99% FPL	1.0 Ref
100–199% FPL	0.87	(0.68–1.12)	0.279
200–299% FPL	0.77	(0.57–1.04)	0.085
300%+ FPL	0.74	(0.57–0.96)	0.023
Geography
Urban	1.0 Ref
Second City	1.19	(0.98–1.44)	0.078
Suburban	1.16	(0.96–1.41)	0.119
Town and Rural	0.95	(0.75–1.21)	0.691
Survey year
2007–2008	1.0 Ref
2009–2010	0.83	(0.71–0.97)	0.016
2011–2012	1.03	(0.88–1.21)	0.717
2013	0.79	(0.51–1.22)	0.290

Survey-adjusted Hosmer–Lemeshow goodness-of-fit F(9,311) = 1.11, P = 0.3538.

CI, confidence interval.