Associations between maternal total fish consumption and childhood eczema at age 5 years
| Childhood outcome, n (%) | N | Maternal total fish consumption | p trend | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Never n = 107 | <1/week n = 255 | ⩾1/week n = 831 | |||
| OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |||
| *Adjusted for maternal age of leaving full time education, paternal social class, maternal age, maternal smoking during pregnancy, smoking in the home during childhood, energy intake, maternal atopy, birth weight, presence of older siblings, sex of child and breastfeeding. | |||||
| Doctor confirmed eczema n = 380 (30.4%) | |||||
| Univariate | 979 | 1 | 0.77 (0.46 to 1.28) | 0.60 (0.38 to 0.96) | 0.016 |
| Multivariate* | 979 | 1 | 0.79 (0.47 to 1.32) | 0.57 (0.35 to 0.92) | 0.008 |
| Current eczema medication n = 191 (15.3%) | |||||
| Univariate | 982 | 1 | 0.85 (0.45 to 1.61) | 0.67 (0.38 to 1.19) | 0.111 |
| Multivariate* | 982 | 1 | 0.88 (0.46 to 1.67) | 0.58 (0.32 to 1.06) | 0.028 |
| Ever had eczema n = 406 (32.4%) | |||||
| Univariate | 983 | 1 | 0.88 (0.53 to 1.47) | 0.73 (0.47 to 1.16) | 0.111 |
| Multivariate* | 983 | 1 | 0.91 (0.54 to 1.53) | 0.68 (0.43 to 1.10) | 0.050 |