Sex-Specific Association between Childhood BMI Trajectories and Asthma Phenotypes

Table 1

Descriptive statistics of study population (n = 1,121,020).

Variable		%
BMI Trajectory group	Stable BMI	41
	Decreasing BMI	13
	Increasing BMI	46
Persistent Asthma Status	Persistent Asthmatic	3
	Non- Persistent Asthmatic	97
Transient Asthma Status	Transient Asthmatic	13
	Non-Transient Asthmatic	87
Sex of Child	Female	49
	Male	51
Child age at baseline (Mean ± STD)	1.02 ± 0.81
Child allergy status	Child With Allergy	7
	Child Without Allergy	93
Ethnicity	White	75
	Other	25
PMK Smoking	Current Smoker	24
	Non-Smoker	76
PMK’s Spousal Smoking	Current Smoker	27
	Non-Smoker	73
PMK or Spousal Smoking	Current Smoker	23
	Non-Smoker	77
House Ownership of Respondent	Home Owner	66
	Non Home Owner	34
Home Repair Needed	Major Repairs	7
	Minor Repairs	16
	No repairs	78
Highest Level of Education	Secondary School or Less	21
	Beyond High school	26
	College/University or Higher	53
Premature Birth of Child	Premature	10
	Non-premature	90
PMK Income	<$15,000	54
	$15,000- $30,000	25
	>$30,000	21
Mother’s (biol) History of Asthma	Maternal Asthma	6
	No Maternal Asthma	94

PMK = person most knowledgeable.