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Thorax 56:133-137 doi:10.1136/thorax.56.2.133
  • Original article

Association between obesity and asthma in 4–11 year old children in the UK

Table 5

Association between asthma (wheeze or asthma attacks), asthma attacks and persistent wheeze and fatness (BMI and sum of skinfolds) in the inner city sample, odds ratios for the comparison of the 90th and the 10th centiles of SDS

  • BMI = body mass index; SDS = standard deviation score.

  • 5-150 Total is not presented because of an interaction between sex and BMI on asthma.

  • 5-151 Adjusted for age.

  • 5-152 Adjusted for age, birth weight, number of children, father's social class, ethnicity, area and passive smoking.

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