Table 5 The association of changes of adiposity measures (quartiles) between baseline and five-year follow-up with risk of novel (incident) asthma and wheezing

Weight

Kg

q1

<−1.93

570

32

5.7

ref

-

-

26

4.7

ref

-

-

q2

1.93 - <0.7

573

47

8.3

1.47

0.91

2.42

27

4.7

0.89

0.48

1.63

q3

0.7 - <3.2

570

32

5.7

0.95

0.56

1.62

34

6.0

1.25

0.72

2.20

q4

>3.2

576

46

8.1

1.17

0.71

1.95

46

8.1

1.57

0.93

2.70

BMI

Kg/m ²

q1

<−0.57

572

36

6.4

ref

-

-

25

4.5

ref

-

-

q2

−0.57 - <0.31

572

43

7.6

1.17

0.72

1.90

27

4.8

1.02

0.56

1.86

q3

0.31 - <1.216

572

36

6.4

1.00

0.61

1.65

35

6.2

1.35

0.77

2.41

q4

>1.22

573

42

7.4

0.88

0.53

1.43

46

7.1

1.69

0.99

2.94

WC

Cm

q1

<−1.5

564

30

5.4

Ref

-

-

27

4.9

ref

-

-

q2

−1.5 - <2

576

39

6.9

1.15

0.68

1.96

25

4.4

0.85

0.46

1.57

q3

2 - <5

525

45

8.7

1.62

0.98

2.71

43

8.3

1.67

0.98

2.91

q4

>5

626

43

6.9

1.14

0.69

1.91

38

6.2

1.27

0.74

2.22

FatP

Percentage points

q1

<−1.40

569

32

5.7

ref

-

-

31

5.0

ref

-

-

q2

−1.40 - <0.50

570

47

8.3

1.45

0.89

2.38

34

6.0

1.13

0.66

1.96

q3

0.50 - <2.402

569

42

7.5

1.24

0.75

2.06

25

4.5

0.77

0.42

1.38

q4

>2.40

570

33

5.8

0.78

0.45

1.35

40

7.1

1.20

0.71

2.05