Asthma in Late Adolescents of Western Mexico: Prevalence and Associated Factors

Bedolla-Barajas, Martín; Morales-Romero, Jaime; Robles-Figueroa, Martín; Fregoso-Fregoso, María

doi:10.1016/j.arbr.2012.09.010

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“…Well-recognized risk factors for allergic rhinitis include having atopy, asthma, eczema and other allergic diseases [9][10][11][12]. Parental history of allergic disease is also a well-documented risk factor.…”

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Prevalence and risk factors for allergic rhinitis in two resource‐limited settings in Peru with disparate degrees of urbanization

Baumann

Romero

Robinson

et al. 2014

Clin Experimental Allergy

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Summary Background Allergic rhinitis is a disease with a high global disease burden, but risk factors that contribute to this condition are not well understood. Objective To assess the prevalence and risk factors of allergic rhinitis in two Peruvian populations with disparate degrees of urbanization. Methods We conducted a population-based, cross-sectional study on 1441 children aged 13–15 years at enrollment (mean age 14.9 years, 51% boys) to investigate the prevalence of allergic disease. We used a standardized, Spanish validated questionnaire to determine the prevalence of allergic rhinitis and asked about sociodemographics and family history of allergies. Children also underwent spirometry, exhaled nitric oxide, allergy skin testing to 10 common household allergens and provided a blood sample for measurement of 25OH vitamin D and total serum IgE. Results Overall prevalence of allergic rhinitis was 18% (95% CI 16% to 20%). When stratified by site, the prevalence of allergic rhinitis was 23% Lima vs. 13% in Tumbes (P < 0.001); however, this difference was no longer significant after controlling for subject- specific factors (P = 0.95). There was a strong association with other allergic diseases: 53% of children with asthma had allergic rhinitis vs. 15% in those without asthma (P < 0.001) and 42% of children with eczema vs. 17% of those without eczema (P < 0.001). Important risk factors for allergic rhinitis were parental rhinitis (adjusted OR = 3.0, 95% CI 1.9–4.7 for 1 parent and adjusted OR = 4.4, 95% CI 1.5–13.7 for 2 parents); allergic sensitization to common household aeroallergens (1.6, 1.1–2.3); being overweight (1.5, 1.0–2.3); exhaled nitric oxide ≥20 ppb (1.9, 1.3–2.7); and total serum IgE ≥ 95th percentile (2.4, 1.2–4.8). Population attributable risk of important factors for allergic rhinitis were 25% for high exhaled nitric oxide, 22% for allergic sensitization to common household aeroallergens, 22% for paternal rhinitis, 10% for being overweight and 7% for an elevated total serum IgE. Conclusion and Clinical Relevance Allergic rhinitis was prevalent in both settings, and important risk factors include elevated exhaled nitric oxide, allergic sensitization to common household aeroallergens, parental rhinitis, being overweight and high total serum IgE. When considering subject-specific factors, the difference in prevalence between the urban and rural settings became non-important.

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Prevalence and risk factors for allergic rhinitis in two resource‐limited settings in Peru with disparate degrees of urbanization

Baumann

Romero

Robinson

et al. 2014

Clin Experimental Allergy

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Prevalence of asthma and associated factors among male late adolescents in Tabriz, Iran

Ghozikali

Ansarin

Naddafi

et al. 2017

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Asthma is an important chronic disease all over the world. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of asthma in a population of male late adolescents and its association with some contributing risk factors in northwest of Iran. This cross-sectional study was carried out in selected high schools of Tabriz, Iran, in 2016. The asthma prevalence and patient background information were examined using a questionnaire that prepared by the ISAAC. One hundred forty-two out of 1134 subjects (12.4%) identified to have asthma, 23.3% had history of current wheeze, and 16.3% had wheezing in the previous year. Family history of asthma was present in 17.1% of the participants; prevalence of active smoking in the study subjects was 3.1%; 25.1% of all subjects had exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke and keeping pets at home was present in 9.1%. Excess weight (overweight and obesity) was positively associated with prevalence of asthma (p < 0.001). No statistically significant associations were observed between asthma and father's education level (p = 0.570), mother's education level (p = 0.584), type of birth subjects (p = 0.571), and time spent outdoors during a full day (p = 0.863). Our results suggest that family history of asthma and atopy, exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke, active smoking, amount of automobile traffic around subjects' home, and keeping pets at homes are important risk factors for asthma, while time spent outdoors, educations of parents, and delivery type (normal vaginal delivery vs. C-section) subjects are not. Therefore, decreased of exposure to some environmental risk factors could be effective to reduce rate of the prevalence of asthma and wheeze.

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A ubiquitous asthma monitoring framework based on ambient air pollutants and individuals’ contexts

Charandabi

Alesheikh

Sharif

2019

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Asthma in Late Adolescents of Western Mexico: Prevalence and Associated Factors

Cited by 6 publications

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Prevalence and risk factors for allergic rhinitis in two resource‐limited settings in Peru with disparate degrees of urbanization

Prevalence and risk factors for allergic rhinitis in two resource‐limited settings in Peru with disparate degrees of urbanization

Prevalence of asthma and associated factors among male late adolescents in Tabriz, Iran

A ubiquitous asthma monitoring framework based on ambient air pollutants and individuals’ contexts

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