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Table 2 BMI category and atopic disorders in Chinese adults

From: Association between obesity and atopic disorders in Chinese adults: an individually matched case–control study

Atopic disorders

BMI categories

Controls, n (%)

Cases, n (%)

P

Atopic dermatitis

   
 

<24

122 (67.8)

59 (65.6)

0.020

 

24-27.9

46 (25.6)

17 (18.9)

 
 

28+

12 (6.7)

14 (15.6)

 

Atopic rhinitis

  

0.022

 

<24

125 (65.8)

72 (75.8)

 
 

24-27.9

58 (30.5)

13 (13.7)

 
 

28+

7 (3.7)

10 (10.5)

 

Atopic asthma

  

0.16

 

<24

34 (63.0)

17 (63.0)

 
 

24-27.9

17 (31.5)

6 (22.2)

 
 

28+

3 (5.6)

4 (14.8)

 

Food allergy

  

0.85

 

<24

110 (67.1)

57 (69.5)

 
 

24-27.9

45 (27.4)

20 (24.4)

 
 

28+

9 (5.5)

5 (6.1)

 

Any atopic disorders above

  

<0.001

 

<24

362 (68.0)

186 (69.9)

 
 

24-27.9

148 (27.8)

49 (18.4)

 
 

28+

22 (4.1)

31 (11.7)