Relationship between measures of body fat and markers of asthma and atopy*
| BMI (kg/m2) β (95% CI) | p value | Waist (cm) β (95% CI) | p value | Waist to hip ratio β (95% CI) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Adjusted for age, race, sex, clinic, Tanner stage, and parental smoking. | ||||||
| †Natural log. | ||||||
| ‡Bronchodilator (BD) change defined as change in FEV1 with bronchodilator divided by initial FEV1. | ||||||
| Log eosinophil† | −0.017 (−0.036 to 0.001) | 0.06 | −0.011 (−0.017 to 0.005) | 0.0009 | −0.51 (−1.470 to 0.456) | 0.30 |
| Log IgE† | −0.028 (−0.059 to 0.002) | 0.07 | −0.005 (−0.016 to 0.061) | 0.38 | −0.29 (−1.933 to 1.359) | 0.73 |
| BD change‡ | −0.003 (−0.001 to −0.004) | 0.02 | −0.0007 (−0.014 to 0) | 0.06 | 0.047 (−0.064 to 0.158) | 0.41 |
| Log PC20† | 0.034 (0.012 to 0.057) | 0.003 | 0.007 (0.002 to 0.015) | 0.11 | −0.037 (−0.933 to 0.859) | 0.95 |
| Log PC20 (FEV1 adjusted)† | 0.006 (−0.017 to 0.028) | 0.64 | −0.005 (−0.014 to 0.003) | 0.21 | 0.0004 (−1.195 to 1.195) | 0.99 |