Table 6 Association between fruits and vegetables intake and wheezing in the past 12 months

Fruits

No. of with/without asthma

29/239

128/1182

452/5637

Crude

1.00

0.89 (0.58-1.36)

0.66 (0.44-0.98)

0.001

Model 1

1.00

0.82 (0.53-1.26)

0.61 (0.40-0.90)

<0.001

Model 2

1.00

0.83 (0.54-1.28)

0.63 (0.42-0.94)

0.001

Model 3

1.00

0.83 (0.54-1.29)

0.63 (0.42-0.94)

0.001

Vegetables

No. of with/without asthma

196/1750

315/3905

98/1403

Crude

1.00

0.72 (0.59-0.86)

0.62 (0.48-0.80)

<0.001

Model 1

1.00

0.72 (0.59-0.87)

0.60 (0.46-0.77)

<0.001

Model 2

1.00

0.74 (0.61-0.89)

0.62 (0.48-0.80)

<0.001

Model 3

1.00

0.74 (0.61-0.89)

0.62 (0.48-0.80)

<0.001

Fruit & vegetables

No. of with/without asthma

20/138

250/2345

339/4575

Crude

1.00

0.73 (0.45-1.19)

0.51 (0.31-0.82)

<0.001

Model 1

1.00

0.70 (0.43-1.15)

0.48 (0.29-0.78)

<0.001

Model 2

1.00

0.71 (0.43-1.17)

0.50 (0.31-0.82)

<0.001

Model 3

1.00

0.71(0.43-1.17)

0.50 (0.31-0.82)

<0.001