Skip to main content

Table 4 The association between fruits and vegetables intake and likelihood of current asthma

From: The association between fruit and vegetable intake and the odds of asthma among children and adolescents

  

Never or only occasionally

 

Once or twice per week

 

Most or all days

 

Ptrend

  

0R (95% CI)

 

0R (95% CI)

 

0R (95% CI)

  

Fruits

        

No. with/without current asthma

 

3/244

 

10/1212

 

22/5693

  

Crude

 

1.00

 

0.67 (0.18-2.45)

 

0.31 (0.09-1.05)

 

0.01

Model 1

 

1.00

 

0.83 (0.22-3.09)

 

0.37 (0.11-1.28)

 

0.01

Model 2

 

1.00

 

0.84 (0.22-3.10)

 

0.37 (0.11-1.28)

 

0.02

Model 3

 

1.00

 

0.85 (0.23-3.14)

 

0.38 (0.11-1.30)

 

0.02

Vegetables

        

No. with/without asthma

 

11/1798

 

20/3943

 

4/1408

  

Crude

 

1.00

 

0.82 (0.39-1.73)

 

0.46 (0.14-1.46)

 

0.20

Model 1

 

1.00

 

0.81 (0.39-1.71)

 

0.54 (0.17-1.72)

 

0.30

Model 2

 

1.00

 

0.82 (0.39-1.73)

 

0.55 (0.17-1.75)

 

0.31

Model 3

 

1.00

 

0.83 (0.39-1.74)

 

0.56 (0.17-1.79)

 

0.33

Fruit & vegetables

        

No. with/without asthma

 

2/143

 

21/3679

 

12/3327

  

Crude

 

1.00

 

0.4 (0.09-1.75)

 

0.25 (0.05-1.16)

 

0.08

Model 1

 

1.00

 

0.41 (0.09-1.79)

 

0.29 (0.06-1.33)

 

0.15

Model 2

 

1.00

 

0.41 (0.09-1.80)

 

0.29 (0.06-1.34)

 

0.16

Model 3

 

1.00

 

0.4 (0.09-1.77)

 

0.29 (0.06-1.33)

 

0.16

  1. Model 1: adjusted for age and sex
  2. Model 2: Model 1 + TV & computer use
  3. Model 3: Model 2 + BMI
  4. Statistically significant p-values (p < 0.05) are presented in bold text