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Table 4 ORs and 95% CIs for atopy in relation to BMI stratified by sex and smoking status in subject without allergic diseases

From: Effect modification by gender and smoking status on the association between obesity and atopic sensitization in Chinese adults: a hospital-based case–control study

  

Never smokers

Current smokers

Effect

 

Case

Control

cOR (95% CI)a

aOR (95% CI)b

Case

Control

cOR (95% CI)a

aOR (95% CI)b

Modification

 

N (%)

N (%)

  

N (%)

N (%)

  

P valuec

Men

        

0.0081

Normal

50 (47.62)

118 (50.86)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

47 (47.47)

106 (69.74)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

 

Overweight

41 (39.05)

102 (43.97)

0.95 (0.58-1.55)

0.98 (0.58-1.65)

35 (35.35)

30 (19.74)

2.63 (1.45-4.78)

2.50 (1.34-4.65)

 

Obesity

14 (13.33)

12 (5.17)

2.75 (1.19-6.37)

3.29 (1.37-7.95)

17 (17.17)

16 (10.53)

2.40 (1.12-5.15)

2.44 (1.10-5.38)

 

P trend

  

p = 0.0671

   

p = 0.0032

 

Women

       

0.0910

Normal

313 (74.35)

587 (72.56)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

21 (67.74)

42 (80.77)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

 

Overweight

82 (19.48)

205 (25.34)

0.75 (0.56-1.00)

0.71 (0.52-0.96)

7 (22.58)

7 (13.46)

2.00 (0.62-6.45)

2.35 (0.62-8.95)

 

Obesity

26 (6.17)

17 (2.10)

2.87 (1.53-5.37)

3.00 (1.56-5.76)

3 (9.68)

3 (5.77)

2.00 (0.37-10.77)

3.60 (0.47-27.58)

 

P trend

   

p = 0.5483

   

p = 0.1026

 
  1. acOR, crude odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
  2. baOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
  3. bAdjusted for age, educational levels, family allergic diseases history and alcohol consumption.
  4. cP value for effect modification by smoking status on the association of BMI category and atopic sensitization in men and women without allergic diseases, respectively.