Table 4

Association of BMI and asthma at age 26 years in men and women, controlling for other factors

Men
OR (95% CI)
Women
OR (95% CI)
Quintile of BMI at 26
 111
 20.91 (0.57 to 1.46)1.07 (0.71 to 1.60)
 31.01 (0.63 to 1.61)1.31 (0.88 to 1.96)
 40.77 (0.48 to 1.24)1.49 (1.01 to 2.20)
 51.39 (0.89 to 2.17)2.00 (1.36 to 2.94)
Standard classification of BMI
 <2511
 25–29.99 (overweight)1.13 (0.82 to 1.56)1.51 (1.11 to 2.06)
 ⩾30 (obese)1.43 (0.82 to 2.50)1.84 (1.19 to 2.84)