| Wheeze in the 2nd year† (n=98) | Eczema in the 2nd year† (n=160) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal vitamin E intake | ||||
| Diet + supplements | Diet only | Diet + supplements | Diet only | |
| *p< 0.05;†Logistic regression: odds ratio (95% CI) adjusted for gender, maternal age, maternal atopy, social class, maternal smoking & antibiotics; ‡Quintiles of intake. | ||||
| 1‡ | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 2‡ | 0.63 (0.30–1.34) | 0.57 (0.27–1.17) | 0.77 (0.41–1.44) | 0.53 (0.29–0.99)* |
| 3‡ | 0.56 (0.27–1.15) | 0.61 (0.31–1.23) | 0.44 (0.23–0.83)* | 0.43 (0.23–0.78)* |
| 4‡ | 0.55 (0.26–1.16) | 0.50 (0.24–1.07) | 0.83 (0.45–1.51) | 0.53 (0.28–0.98)* |
| 5 ‡ | 0.58 (0.26–1.19) | 0.50 (0.23–1.07) | 0.41 (0.21–0.80)* | 0.48 (0.25–0.91)* |
| p (trend) | 0.107 | 0.065 | 0.024* | 0.030* |