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Table 3 Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for rhinoconjunctivitis by quartiles of intake of meat and fish in 1745 pregnant women, Kyushu Okinawa Maternal and Child Health Study, Japan

From: Dietary meat and fat intake and prevalence of rhinoconjunctivitis in pregnant Japanese women: baseline data from the Kyushu Okinawa Maternal and Child Health Study

Variable

Quartile

 

1 (Lowest) (n = 436)

2 (n = 436)

3 (n = 436)

4 (Highest) (n = 437)

P for trend

Meat

     

   Intake, g/day*

35.1

54.0

70.2

95.6

 

   Prevalence, %†

20.6

26.2

26.2

30.7

 

   Crude OR (95% CI)

1.00

1.36 (0.99-1.87)

1.36 (0.99-1.87)

1.70 (1.25-2.32)

0.001

   Adjusted OR (95% CI)‡

1.00

1.37 (0.99-1.89)

1.34 (0.97-1.85)

1.71 (1.25-2.35)

0.002

Fish

     

   Intake, g/day*

22.8

37.2

49.5

71.7

 

   Prevalence, %†

26.8

24.3

27.3

25.2

 

   Crude OR (95% CI)

1.00

0.88 (0.65-1.19)

1.02 (0.76-1.38)

0.92 (0.68-1.24)

0.83

   Adjusted OR (95% CI)‡

1.00

0.82 (0.60-1.12)

0.98 (0.72-1.33)

0.87 (0.63-1.19)

0.63

  1. * Values for intake are medians for adjusted energy intake using the residual method for each quartile.
  2. † Prevalence of rhinoconjunctivitis based on the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood for each quartile.
  3. ‡ Adjustment for age; gestation; region of residence; number of older siblings; number of children; smoking; secondhand smoke exposure at home and at work; family history of asthma, atopic eczema, and allergic rhinitis; household income; education; and body mass index.
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