Effect of polyunsaturated fatty acids intake on the occurrence of current asthma among children and adolescents exposed to tobacco smoke: NHANES 2007–2018

Table 3 Moderating effect of omega-3 PUFAs on the association of TSE and current asthma

Variables	Crude model*		Model 3		Model 4
Variables	AOR (95% CI)	P	AOR (95% CI)	P	AOR (95% CI)	P
TSE	1.22 (0.92–1.63)	0.172	1.12 (0.84–1.48)	0.441	0.91 (0.66–1.26)	0.577
Omega-3 PUFAs	0.71 (0.54–0.94)	0.018	0.74 (0.55–0.98)	0.038	0.63 (0.46–0.87)	0.005
TSE * Omega-3 PUFAs	1.51 (1.03–2.20)	0.034	1.51 (1.04–2.21)	0.032	1.71 (1.14–2.58)	0.010

AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval, Ref reference, PUFAs polyunsaturated fatty acids, TSE tobacco smoke exposure
Crude Model*: only adjusted serum cotinine, omega-3 and serum cotinine*omega-3
Model 3: adjusted serum cotinine, omega-3 PUFAs, serum cotinine*omega-3 PUFAs, age, gender and race
Model 4: adjusted serum cotinine, omega-3 PUFAs, serum cotinine*omega-3 PUFAs, age, gender, race, sedentary time, overweight, relative asthma and hay fever

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