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Poster Session Group I – Blue TPS 1
Author(s) -
Åsa Strinnholm,
Anna Winberg,
Linnéa Hedman,
Eva Rönmark,
Viveca Lindh
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.363
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1398-9995
pISSN - 0105-4538
DOI - 10.1111/all.12719
Subject(s) - session (web analytics) , citation , library science , computer science , psychology , world wide web
[[abstract]]Background: Previous studies have shown harmful effects of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) on respiratory health of children, whereas few studies have used cotinine as a biomarker of ETS exposure, especially in Asian children. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between ETS exposure and allergic diseases in a population sample of Asian children. Methods: Children aged 5 – 18 years (N = 1315) in the Prediction of Allergies in Taiwanese Children (PATCH) study were evaluated using questionnaires, anthropometric measurements, and serum cotinine levels as an index of ETS exposure.Results: After adjusting for confounders,signicant positive associations were found between serum cotinine levels and rhinitis ever (odds ratio [OR], 2.95; 95% condence interval [CI], 1.15 – 7.60) and current rhinitis (OR, 2.71; 95% CI, 1.07 – 6.89),while a marginally signicant association was found for physician-diagnosed rhinitis (OR, 2.26; 95% CI, 0.88 – 5.83). There was no evidence of effect modication by sex. In contrast, there was no signicant associ ation between serum cotinine levels and asthma or eczema after adjusting for confounders.Conclusion: Data from this populationbased study provides further evidence supporting the association between exposure to ETS, as measured by serum cotinine, and rhinitis in Asian children living in Taiwan, which highlights the need to raise public health awareness about the harmful effects of ETS exposure on children 0 s respiratory health