Adjusted odds ratio (aOR) of current occasional asthma in last year for different frequencies of food consumption relative to consuming that food never or occasionally in children aged 6–7 years
| Once or twice per week | Three or more times per week | p Value for trend | |
|---|---|---|---|
| aOR (95% CI) | aOR (95% CI) | ||
| Odds ratio adjusted for sex, obesity, maternal smoking, siblings and exercise. | |||
| Meat | 0.77 (0.39 to 1.52) | 0.73 (0.38 to 1.42) | 0.31 |
| Seafood | 1.00 (0.78 to 1.27) | 0.92 (0.71 to 1.18) | 0.02 |
| Fruit | 1.00 (0.77 to 1.29) | 0.89 (0.70 to 1.12) | 0.01 |
| Vegetables | 0.85 (0.71 to 1.01) | 0.87 (0.72 to 1.04) | 0.03 |
| Pulses | 1.14 (0.86 to 1.50) | 1.09 (0.81 to 1.46) | 0.99 |
| Cereals | 0.61 (0.40 to 0.93) | 0.74 (0.51 to 1.08) | 0.54 |
| Pasta | 0.91 (0.63 to 1.33) | 0.87 (0.59 to 1.29) | 0.24 |
| Rice | 0.93 (0.73 to 1.20) | 0.91 (0.68 to 1.22) | 0.64 |
| Butter | 0.92 (0.79 to 1.06) | 0.75 (0.59 to 0.96) | 0.12 |
| Margarine | 0.95 (0.81 to 1.10) | 0.68 (0.52 to 0.89) | 0.01 |
| Nuts | 0.82 (0.73 to 0.94) | 0.68 (0.51 to 0.90) | <0.001 |
| Potato | 1.08 (0.75 to 1.57) | 1.06 (0.73 to 1.53) | 0.94 |
| Milk | 0.58 (0.35 to 0.94) | 0.70 (0.49 to 1.01) | 0.33 |
| Eggs | 1.04 (0.81 to 1.35) | 0.98 (0.74 to 1.32) | 0.66 |
| Fast food | 1.04 (0.90 to 1.21) | 0.85 (0.48 to 1.52) | 0.90 |