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Table 2 Main effects of significant interactions between asthma and obesity in the total population

From: Pulmonary function, exhaled nitric oxide and symptoms in asthma patients with obesity: a cross-sectional study

 

Participants without asthma

Participants with asthma

n = 5562

N = 472

 

BMI < 30 kg/m2 n = 3099

BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 n = 2463

Unadjusted difference (95% CI)a

Adjusted difference (95% CI)a

BMI < 30 kg/m2 n = 224

BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 n = 248

Unadjusted difference (95% CI)a

Adjusted difference (95% CI)

Wheezing, n (%)

120 (4)

192 (8)

3.9 (2.7, 5.1)

3.1 (1.9, 4.3)

39 (17)

88 (35)

18.1 (10.3, 25.9)

18.6 (10.8, 26.3)

Exercise, n (%)

259 (8)

324 (13)

4.8 (3.1, 6.5)

3.6 (1.9, 5.2)

77 (34)

122 (49)

14.8 (6.0, 2.4)

13.0 (4.2, 21.6)

Morning, n (%)

173 (6)

140 (6)

0.1 (−1.1, 1.3)

0.2 (−1.4, 1.1)

33 (15)

17 (7)

−7.9 (−13.5, −2.2)

−8.1 (−14.0, −2.2)

  1. BMI body mass index, CI confidence interval
  2. aDifferences are presented as difference in percentage
  3. Analyses are adjusted for age, sex, smoking, education levels, ethnicity, physical activity, alcohol use, and prescription of ICS