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Table 1 Clinical and demographics characteristics of study participants

From: Dietary patterns and asthma among Peruvian children and adolescents

 

Asthma

(n = 573)

Control

(n = 194)

Total

(n = 767)

p- value

Age yr, median (IQR)

13.84 (11.66–16.15)

13.05 (11.50–15.26)

13.59 (11.62–15.85)

0.01a

Male, n (%)

323 (56.4%)

89 (45.9%)

412 (53.7%)

0.01

Body Mass Index (kg/m2)

Asthma (n = 501)

Control (n = 185)

Total (n = 686)

< 0.01a

median (IQR)

21.87 (19.49–24.46)

20.77 (18.99–22.83)

21.46 (19.25–24.30)

 

BMI category

   

0.03

 Underweight / Normal, n (%)

292 (58.3%)

125 (67.6%)

417 (60.8%)

 

 Overweight / Obese, n (%)

209 (41.7%)

60 (32.4%)

269 (39.2%)

 

SES score, median (IQR)

0.57 (− 0.91 to 1.78)

0.14 (−1.27 to 1.47)

0.36 (−1.01 to 1.72)

0.01a

HEALTHY DIET SCORE,

(% below median)

188 (32.8%)

45 (23.2%)

233 (30.4%)

0.01

Atopy status

Asthma (n = 506)

Control (n = 141)

Total (n = 647)

 

Atopic, n (%)

387 (76.5%)

76 (53.9%)

463 (71.6%)

< 0.01

  1. a Mann-Whitney