Table 3 Relation between dietary patterns in pregnancy and early eczema and wheezing in the offspring
Unadjustedp ValueAdjusted*p Value
OR† (95% CI)OR† (95% CI)
Eczema at 2.5 years (n = 9516)
Health conscious1.12 (1.07 to1.17)2.2×10−61.06 (0.99 to 1.12)0.08
Traditional0.99 (0.95 to 1.04)0.821.00 (0.95 to 1.05)0.96
Processed0.95 (0.90 to 1.00)0.060.97 (0.91 to 1.03)0.28
Confectionery1.02 (0.97 to 1.07)0.431.03 (0.97 to 1.08)0.37
Vegetarian0.98 (0.94 to 1.03)0.430.99 (0.94 to 1.04)0.58
Wheezing at 3.5 years (n = 8886)
Health conscious0.90 (0.84 to 0.96)<0.0010.96 (0.88 to 1.05)0.37
Traditional0.99 (0.93 to 1.06)0.841.00 (0.93 to 1.07)0.90
Processed1.14 (1.07 to 1.22)<0.0011.02 (0.94 to 1.10)0.69
Confectionery1.00 (0.94 to 1.07)0.910.98 (0.91 to 1.06)0.61
Vegetarian0.99 (0.93 to 1.05)0.800.97 (0.91 to 1.04)0.42
  • *Controlling for energy intake, maximum smoked, infections, antibiotics and paracetamol use during pregnancy; maternal educational level, housing tenure, financial difficulties, pre-pregnancy body mass index, ethnicity, age, parity, history of asthma, eczema, rhinoconjunctivitis, migraine; sex of child, gestational age, breast fed in first 6 months, day care at 8 months, multiple pregnancy, pets in infancy, damp/condensation/mould, child exposed to environmental tobacco smoke at weekends, season of birth, season of food frequency questionnaire completion, birth weight, head circumference, birth length.

  • †Per standard deviation of dietary pattern score.