Table 3 Associations between maternal food intake during pregnancy with wheeze and atopy in Menorcan children at age 6.5 years

Maternal food intake during pregnancy	Median (servings per week)	Prevalence (%) of the outcomes at age 6.5 years
		Persistent wheeze† (n = 37)		Atopy‡ (n = 70)		Atopic wheeze‡ (n = 20)
		n	(%)	n	(%)	n	(%)
Mediterranean diet components
Cereals	⩽11.5	21	15.22	34	17.00	14	8.14
	>11.5	16	11.27	36	17.06	6	3.51
Fruits and nuts	⩽15	16	12.50	37	17.87	10	5.85
	>15	21	13.82	33	16.18	10	5.81
Fruits	⩽14	22	13.58	45	17.65	13	6.13
	>14	15	12.82	25	16.23	7	5.43
Nuts	⩽1	19	12.50	37	16.09	9	4.71
	>1	18	14.06	33	18.23	11	7.24
Legumes	⩽1	26	14.69	49	18.35	15	6.79
	>1	11	10.68*	21	14.58	5	4.10
Vegetables	⩽8	22	15.17	47	21.46	13	7.39
	>8	15	11.11*	23	11.98**	7	4.19
Fish	⩽2.5	24	17.02	36	16.59	13	7.10
	>2.5	13	9.35*	34	17.53	7	4.38
Red meat	⩾3.25	17	16.50	23	16.31	9	7.63
	<3.25	20	11.30	47	17.41	11	4.89
White meat	⩾2.5	10	12.50	21	17.65	7	7.00
	<2.5	27	13.50	49	16.78	13	5.35
Dairy products	⩽23	18	14.06	34	16.83	12	6.90
	>23	19	12.50	36	17.22	8	4.73

All models were adjusted for gender, maternal and paternal asthma, maternal social class and education, body mass index and total energy intake at age 6.5 years.
Also adjusted for: †firstborn and lower respiratory track infections at age 1; ‡birth weight and maternal atopy.
n, number of cases; %, prevalence of outcome.
*p<0.05, **p<0.01.