Table 5.
Statistical analysis of lifestyle factors; results revealed an inverse association between sports activity and cumulative asthma.
| QID | Lifestyle Factors: Presence or Frequency of Behavioral Risk Factor during the Last 12 Months |
n (%) in CA | p-Values | OR | CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L1 | Weekly frequency of sport activities? |
≥3 times (n = 1879) |
214 (11.39) | 0.0098 | 0.69 | 0.52–0.92 |
| 1–2 times (n = 1474) |
194 (13.16) | 0.1554 | 0.81 | 0.61–1.09 | ||
| Never or occasionally (n = 483) |
76 (15.73) | |||||
| L2 | Average time per week spent on watching TV and / or computer | ≥3 h (n = 1948) | 259 (13.30) | 0.0965 | 1.39 | 0.96–2.08 |
| 1–3 h (n = 1501) | 185 (12.33) | 0.2312 | 1.27 | 0.87–1.92 | ||
| <1 h (n = 322) | 32 (9.94) | |||||
| None responders (n = 65) | 8 (12.31) | |||||
| L3 | The child smokes occasionally or frequently | Yes (n = 4) | 1 (25.00) | 0.4687 | 2.31 | 0.11–18.10 |
| No (n = 3832) | 483 (12.60) |
QID: question ID, OR: odds ratio, CI: confidence interval.