| Pattern | Asthma | Chronic bronchitis |
| I | 1.06 (0.93 to 1.20) | 1.33 (1.09 to 1.62) |
| II | 0.97 (0.87 to 1.08) | 0.95 (0.82 to 1.10) |
| III | 1.08 (0.93 to 1.23) | 1.25 (1.01 to 1.55) |
| IV | 1.04 (0.95 to 1.16) | 1.01 (0.86 to 1.18) |
| V | 0.93 (0.83 to 1.60) | 0.92 (0.79 to 1.07) |
*Adjusted for all other dietary patterns, age, sex, body mass index, social class, housing tenure, employment status, whether a single parent, smoking, passive smoking exposure at home, total energy intake, paracetamol and supplement use.