TABLE 2

Adjusted Associations Between High BMI at 1, 1.5, 4, and 7 Years and Change in BMI Status During Childhood and Asthma at 8 Years of Age

	n	Asthma at 8 Years of Age
	n	n	Adjusted OR^a	95% CI
BMI status at 1 y
Normal	1751	98	1.00
High	324	26	1.62^b	1.01–2.60
BMI status at 1.5 y
Normal	1633	98	1.00
High	288	16	0.96	0.55–1.69
BMI status at 4 y
Normal	1688	89	1.00
High	294	25	1.72^b	1.06–2.80
BMI status at 7 y
Normal	1782	94	1.00
High	293	30	2.13^b	1.36–3.35
Change in BMI status between 1–1.5 and 7 y
Persistent normal	1358	69	1.00
Early high	308	17	1.21	0.69–2.11
Late high	171	19	2.51^b	1.45–4.35
Persistent high	122	11	1.89	0.92–3.87
Change in BMI status between 4 and 7 y
Persistent normal	1560	77	1.00
Early high	140	8	1.25	0.58–2.67
Late high	128	12	2.09^b	1.09–3.98
Persistent high	154	17	2.49^b	1.38–4.49

↵a Adjusted for parental history of allergic disease, gender, breastfeeding duration, birth weight, maternal age at baseline, and maternal smoking during pregnancy and/or at baseline.
↵b P < .05.