Table 3 Odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for eczema in 495 infants by quartiles of maternal dietary patterns during pregnancy

Western pattern

 Q1(n = 123)

54

1.00

1.00

66

1.00

1.00

 Q2(n = 124)

63

1.32(0.80–2.18)

1.35(0.81–2.26)

80

1.57(0.94–2.62)

1.66(0.98–2.79)

 Q3(n = 124)

49

0.84(0.50–1.39)

0.77(0.45–1.30)

72

1.20(0.72–1.98)

1.18(0.70–1.99)

 Q4(n = 124)

60

1.20(0.73–1.98)

1.19(0.71–2.00)

68

1.05(0.64–1.73)

1.10(0.65–1.84)

 P for trend

0.915

0.980

0.879

0.941

High-protein pattern

 Q1(n = 123)

51

1.00

1.00

61

1.00

1.00

 Q2(n = 124)

62

1.16(0.70–1.92)

1.18(0.69–2.00)

81

1.50(0.91–2.49)

1.63(0.96–2.76)

 Q3(n = 124)

52

1.24(0.75–2.05)

1.35(0.80–2.28)

68

1.56(0.94–2.58)

1.81(1.06–3.06)

 Q4(n = 124)

61

1.37(0.83–2.26)

1.46(0.86–2.49)

76

1.61(0.97–2.67)

1.87(1.09–3.20)

 P for trend

0.216

0.140

0.072

0.023

Plant-based pattern

 Q1(n = 123)

62

1.00

1.00

80

1.00

1.00

 Q2(n = 124)

50

0.67(0.40–1.10)

0.62(0.37–1.05)

64

0.57(0.34–0.96)

0.56(0.33–0.95)

 Q3(n = 124)

58

0.87(0.53–1.43)

0.83(0.49–1.38)

73

0.77(0.46–1.29)

0.77(0.45–1.30)

 Q4(n = 124)

56

0.81(0.49–1.34)

0.78(0.46–1.31)

69

0.67(0.40–1.13)

0.68(0.40–1.15)

 P for trend

0.646

0.578

0.295

0.329