Table 1

Prevalence (%) of selected respiratory symptoms and frequency (%) of fish, fruit and vegetable intake in children from six Central and Eastern European countries

	Prevalence (%) of studied respiratory symptoms (total for all six countries)				Frequency (%) of fish, fruit and vegetable intake
Food intake	Winter cough	Persistent cough	Wheeze ever	Current wheeze	All countries	Bulgaria	Czech Republic	Hungary	Poland	Romania	Slovakia
Fish intake	n=19726	n=19790	n=19218	n=19463	n=20001	n=3591	n=3460	n=3673	n=2922	n=3332	n=3023
≥1/month	22.1	13.1	24.3	9.3	77.3	74.8	87.3	63.5	92.6	60.8	89.3
<1/month	20.3	13.2	27.9	10.2	22.7	25.2	12.7	36.5	7.4	39.2	10.7
Fresh fruit in summer	n=19718	n=19785	n=19216	n=19460	n=19992	n=3565	n=3449	n=3685	n=2914	n=3366	n=3013
>4/week	20.9	13.0	24.4	9.4	74.6	68.4	83.2	72.0	77.5	64.9	83.1
2–4/week	22.9	12.8	26.6	9.5	21.8	24.9	15.6	24.8	20.3	28.4	15.5
<2/week	30.8	15.7	31.1	11.4	3.7	6.8	1.2	3.2	2.2	6.7	1.3
Fresh fruit in winter	n=19718	n=19782	n=19213	n=19457	n=19987	n=3571	n=3448	n=3680	n=2919	n=3354	n=3015
>4/week	21.7	14.3	23.4	9.5	42.2	29.2	62.3	30.0	43.2	28.2	64.5
2–4/week	20.5	12.0	24.8	9.1	43.1	42.7	34.0	54.8	47.6	46.6	31.5
<2/week	25.0	12.4	31.0	10.4	14.7	28.1	3.8	15.2	9.3	25.2	4.0
Fresh vegetables in summer	n=19754	n=19825	n=19253	n=19496	n=20028	n=3576	n=3454	n=3681	n=2921	n=3376	n=3020
>4/week	21.9	13.5	26.4	10.2	58.1	83.8	55.6	29.4	61.6	70.9	48.1
2–4/week	20.9	12.2	22.8	8.3	34.3	13.1	38.7	56.9	31.8	22.5	42.5
<2/week	23.6	13.2	24.9	9.0	7.6	3.1	5.8	13.8	6.6	6.7	9.4
Fresh vegetables in winter	n=19710	n=19775	n=19205	n=19450	n=19976	n=3555	n=3445	n=3681	n=2921	n=3354	n=3020
>4/week	26.2	16.2	23.9	11.1	13.0	9.3	17.3	7.5	20.3	12.8	12.4
2–4/week	21.0	12.8	22.8	8.7	45.0	22.3	54.5	59.3	51.7	34.5	48.6
<2/week	21.1	12.3	27.9	9.7	42.0	68.4	28.2	33.2	28.0	52.7	39.0