Table 5 |
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| Binary logistic regression analysis: odds of women ever having been diagnosed with asthma or asthma/hayfever by dietary factor in the 45 and up study sample, new south wales, Australia, 2006-2009 | |||||||
| Asthma (n = 73,691) | Asthma/Hayfever (n = 85,056) | ||||||
| Dietary factor | Mean age (years) | Ever smoker (%) | Mean BMI | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 1 | Model 2 |
| Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | Adjusted#OR (95% CI) | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | Adjusted#OR (95% CI) | ||||
| Fruits/vegetables | |||||||
| 1st quintile (reference) | 59.29 | 39 | 26.72 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 2nd quintile | 59.51 | 35 | 26.57 | 0.99 (0.92 to 1.06) | 0.99 (0.92 to 1.06) | 1.05 (1.00 to 1.10) | 1.03 (0.98 to 1.08) |
| 3rd quintile | 60.42 | 34 | 26.68 | 1.00 (0.94 to 1.07) | 1.00 (0.93 to 1.07) | 1.08 (1.03 to 1.13) * | 1.05 (1.00 to 1.10) |
| 4th quintile | 61.14 | 34 | 26.76 | 1.05 (0.98 to 1.12) | 1.04 (0.98 to 1.12) | 1.11 (1.05 to 1.16) * | 1.09 (1.03 to 1.14) * |
| 5th quintile | 61.82 | 34 | 26.81 | 1.04 (0.97 to 1.11) | 1.05 (0.98 to 1.12) | 1.07 (1.02 to 1.12) * | 1.07 (1.02 to 1.12) * |
| p value for trend | – | – | – | 0.384 | 0.259 | 0.001 | 0.011 |
| Meats | |||||||
| 1st quintile (reference) | 60.25 | 37 | 25.53 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 2nd quintile | 60.48 | 36 | 26.46 | 1.01 (0.94 to 1.08) | 0.99 (0.92 to 1.06) | 1.05 (1.00 to 1.11) * | 1.05 (1.00 to 1.11) * |
| 3rd quintile | 60.31 | 35 | 26.86 | 1.07 (1.00 to 1.14) | 1.03 (0.96 to 1.10) | 1.14 (1.08 to 1.19) * | 1.13 (1.07 to 1.18) * |
| 4th quintile | 60.37 | 35 | 27.18 | 1.10 (1.03 to 1.17) * | 1.04 (0.97 to 1.12) | 1.19 (1.13 to 1.25) * | 1.17 (1.12 to 1.23) * |
| 5th quintile | 60.77 | 35 | 27.55 | 1.12 (1.05 to 1.19) * | 1.06 (0.99 to 1.13) | 1.26 (1.20 to 1.32) * | 1.25 (1.19 to 1.31) * |
| p value for trend | – | – | – | 0.002 | 0.253 | < 0.001 | < 0.0001 |
| Poultry/seafood | |||||||
| 1st quintile (reference) | 61.49 | 36 | 26.31 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 2nd quintile | 60.32 | 35 | 26.52 | 0.97 (0.91 to 1.04) | 0.96 (0.90 to 1.03) | 1.01 (0.96 to 1.06) | 0.99 (0.94 to 1.04) |
| 3rd quintile | 60.34 | 35 | 26.63 | 0.99 (0.93 to 1.06) | 0.97 (0.91 to 1.04) | 1.01 (0.96 to 1.06) | 0.99 (0.94 to 1.04) |
| 4th quintile | 60.11 | 35 | 26.82 | 0.99 (0.92 to 1.06) | 0.96 (0.90 to 1.02) | 1.04 (0.99 to 1.09) | 1.01 (0.96 to 1.06) |
| 5th quintile | 59.92 | 36 | 27.27 | 1.12 (1.05 to 1.19) * | 1.06 (1.00 to 1.14) | 1.12 (1.06 to 1.17) * | 1.06 (1.01 to 1.12) * |
| p value for trend | – | – | – | < 0.001 | 0.011 | 0.0001 | 0.016 |
| Cereal/alcohol | |||||||
| 1st quintile (reference) | 57.64 | 53 | 26.34 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 2nd quintile | 58.76 | 39 | 26.84 | 0.98 (0.92 to 1.05) | 0.99 (0.93 to 1.06) | 0.99 (0.95 to 1.04) | 1.00 (0.95 to 1.04) |
| 3rd quintile | 59.72 | 33 | 26.77 | 0.93 (0.87 to 0.99) * | 0.95 (0.89 to 1.02) | 0.97 (0.93 to 1.02) | 0.98 (0.93 to 1.03) |
| 4th quintile | 61.59 | 29 | 26.77 | 0.97 (0.90 to 1.03) | 1.00 (0.94 to 1.07) | 1.01 (0.96 to 1.06) | 1.03 (0.98 to 1.08) |
| 5th quintile | 64.47 | 23 | 26.85 | 0.99 (0.93 to 1.06) | 1.05 (0.98 to 1.12) | 1.02 (0.98 to 1.07) | 1.07 (1.02 to 1.13) * |
| p value for trend | – | – | – | 0.199 | 0.104 | 0.346 | 0.005 |
| Cheese/brown bread | |||||||
| 1st quintile (reference) | 58.24 | 35 | 27.02 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 2nd quintile | 59.29 | 36 | 26.84 | 0.92 (0.86 to 0.98) * | 0.92 (0.86 to 0.98) * | 0.94 (0.90 to 0.99) * | 0.94 (0.90 to 0.99) * |
| 3rd quintile | 60.37 | 35 | 26.78 | 0.87 (0.82 to 0.93) * | 0.88 (0.83 to 0.94) * | 0.95 (0.90 to 0.99) * | 0.95 (0.90 to 1.00) * |
| 4th quintile | 61.43 | 35 | 26.54 | 0.88 (0.82 to 0.94) * | 0.89 (0.84 to 0.96) * | 0.95 (0.91 to 1.00) * | 0.96 (0.92 to 1.01) |
| 5th quintile | 62.84 | 36 | 26.39 | 0.86 (0.80 to 0.91) * | 0.88 (0.82 to 0.94) * | 0.95 (0.90 to 0.99) * | 0.97 (0.92 to 1.02) |
| p value for trend | – | – | – | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.090 | 0.136 |
Notes: OR = odds ratio; BMI = body mass index in kg/m2; CI = confidence interval; *Significantly different from reference category, P < 0.05; #Model adjusted for age group (45–64, 65–74, 75–84, 85+), education (no school certificate, school or intermediate certificate, high school or leaving certificate, trade apprentice, certificate or diploma, university degree or higher), weight status (normal, underweight, overweight, obese), physical activity weekly minutes quartile, and smoking status (never smoked, ever smoked).
Rosenkranz et al. Nutrition Journal 2012 11:84 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-11-84
