Measures of Obesity Associated with Asthma Diagnosis in Ethnic Minority Children

Table 5

Adjusted prevalence ratios for quintiles (Q 1–Q 5) of four body fat measures in relation to physician-diagnosed asthma.

	Asthma versus no asthma PR (95% CI)
BMI percentile
Q 3+4 versus Q 1+2	1.24 (0.86–1.79)
Q 5 versus Q 1+2	1.63 (1.12–2.39)^* *
Percent body fat
Q 3+4 versus Q 1+2	1.16 (0.81–1.67)
Q 5 versus Q 1+2	1.50 (1.02–2.21)^* *
Waist circumference
Q 3+4 versus Q 1+2	1.31 (0.91–1.88)
Q 5 versus Q 1+2	1.56 (1.04–2.34)^* *
Waist-to-height ratio
Q 3+4 versus Q 1+2	1.14 (0.79–1.64)
Q 5 versus Q 1+2	1.31 (0.86–2.00)

Each model adjusted for age in months, race/ethnicity and gender.
** 𝑃<.05.