Table 2 Associations between weight status and incidence of infection and allergy in adolescents
Odds ratio (95% confidence interval) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Non-Overweight | Overweight/obese | P | |
Infection | |||
(n) | 1649 | 350 | |
Unadjusted | 1 (Reference) | 1.080 (0.842-1.384) | 0.546 |
Sex and age adjusted | 1 (Reference) | 0.924 (0.714-1.194) | 0.544 |
Allergy | |||
(n) | 1644 | 351 | |
Unadjusted | 1 (Reference) | 1.091 (0.860-1.385) | 0.473 |
Sex and age adjusted | 1 (Reference) | 1.343 (1.047-1.723) | 0.020 |