Obesity, Diet, and Activity in relation to Asthma and Wheeze among Rural Dwelling Children and Adolescents

Table 2

Prevalence of lifestyle characteristics and unadjusted and multiple logistic regression* results examining the associations between weight status and health behaviours with asthma or wheeze.

	Unadjusted; OR; (95% CI)	Adjusted models
		Model 1; OR; (95% CI)	Model 2; OR; (95% CI)	Model 3; OR; (95% CI)	Model 4; OR; (95% CI)
Weight status
Not overweight	1.00	1.00	1.00
Overweight	1.17 (0.69–2.01)	1.15 (0.63–2.10)	1.15 (0.63–2.08)
	𝑃=0.55	𝑃=0.65	𝑃=0.66
Perceived weight status
Not overweight	1.00			1.00	1.00
Overweight	1.29 (0.53–3.18)			1.63 (0.59–4.53)	1.59 (0.57–4.41)
	𝑃=0.58			𝑃=0.35	𝑃=0.38
Hard activity levels
<9 days in two weeks	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
≥9 days in two weeks	1.12 (0.61–2.06)	1.37 (0.69–2.72)	1.38 (0.70–2.72)	1.42 (0.69–2.93)	1.43 (0.70–2.95)
	𝑃=0.72	𝑃=0.36	𝑃=0.36	𝑃=0.35	𝑃=0.33
Fast food and/or soft drink consumption
Low	1.00	1.00		1.00
Regular	1.60 (0.95–2.69)	1.67 (0.95–2.95)		1.55 (0.86–2.79)
	𝑃=0.08	𝑃=0.08		𝑃=0.15
Fish and seafood consumption
Low	1.00		1.00		1.00
Regular	0.94 (0.53–1.67)		0.84 (0.45–1.58)		1.00 (0.52–1.92)
	𝑃=0.84		𝑃=0.60		𝑃=1.00

∗All models are adjusted for sex, presence of a home air filter, maternal smoking during pregnancy, bare floor in the bedroom in the first year of life, age group, season of testing, tobacco smoke exposure, and each of the variables listed in the column.