Table 3 Demographic features, dietary quality and inflammatory status according to asthma severity

Age (years), mean ± SD

10.5 ± 3.3^a

9.4 ± 3.0

8.8 ± 3.3^a

0.012*

Total breastfeeding time (months), median (range)

12.0 (0.0–30.0)

12.0 (0.0–36.0)^b

24.0 (0.0–36.0)^b

0.013*

BMI, n (%)

 Underweight

4 (7.0)

8 (8.9)

3 (5.5)

0.884

 Normal

32 (56.1)

53 (58.9)

28 (50.9)

 Overweight

14 (24.6)

19 (21.1)

17 (30.9)

 Obese

7 (12.3)

10 (11.1)

7 (12.7)

HEI-2010 score, median (range)

57.4 (45.2–74.8)

57.1 (45.9–73.1)

57.2 (49.1–71.4)

0.887

HEI-2010 classification, n (%)

 Poor

7 (12.3)

10 (11.2)

5 (9.1)

0.607

 Moderate

50 (87.7)

79 (88.8)

50 (90.9)

 Good

-

-

-

C-DII, mean ± SD

1.3 ± 0.7

1.2 ± 0.7

1.4 ± 0.8

0.435