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Table 8 Logistic regression analysis examining the association between wheeze (outcome) and nutrient intake (predictor)

From: Dietary changes in migrant adolescents with increasing length of stay in Australia and associated risk of wheeze – a retrospective, cross sectional study

Nutrient intake

Unadjusted odds ratio (n = 144)

95 % CI

P

Adjustedb odds ratio (n = 144)

95 % CI

P

Antioxidants

      

 Carotene (ug)

1.0

1.0 – 1.0

0.930

1.0

1.0 – 1.0

0.555

 Retinol equivalents (ug)

1.0

1.0 – 1.0

0.829

1.0

1.0 – 1.0

0.743

 Vitamin C (mg)

1.0

1.0 – 1.0

0.090

1.0

1.0 – 1.0

0.063

Dietary fat

      

 Total fat (g)

1.0

1.0 – 1.0

0.347

1.01

1.0 – 1.0

0.217

 %Saturated fata

1.1

1.0 – 1.2

0.244

1.04

0.9 – 1.2

0.593

 %Monounsaturated fata

1.1

1.0 – 1.3

0.117

1.2

1.0 – 1.4

0.111

 %Polyunsaturated fata

0.9

0.6 – 1.3

0.623

0.9

0.6 – 1.3

0.535

Other

      

 Fibre (g)

1.0

0.9 – 1.0

0.468

1.0

1.0 – 1.0

0.853

  1. aExpressed as a percentage of total energy intake, bAdjusted for age, sex and length of time in Australia