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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2022 Feb 2;10(4):1013–1019.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2022.01.029

Table 2.

Multivariable analysis of the relation between dietary group and asthma

Variable Unadjusted Adjusted*
OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value
Healthy diet at both visits reference reference
Unhealthy diet at the first visit only 2.27 (1.33, 3.87) <0.01 2.46 (1.30, 4.66) <0.01
Unhealthy diet at the second visit only 1.90 (1.10, 3.28) 0.02 1.76 (0.92, 3.37) 0.09
Unhealthy diet at both visits 2.26 (1.51, 3.38) <0.01 3.38 (1.74, 6.57) <0.01
At least one parent completed high school 1.42 (0.80, 2.54) 0.24
Change in BMI z-score between study visits 1.07 (0.79, 1.45) 0.67
Spent at least a moderate amount of time outdoors at both visits 1.57 (0.97, 2.56) 0.07

OR=odds ratio, CI=confidence interval; BMI=body mass index

*

Model adjusted for age, sex, use of inhaled corticosteroids in the six months prior to the follow up visit, and the time interval between study visits, in addition to the covariates listed in the column.