Health inequalities among students of lower secondary schools in Bytom, Poland

Wypych-Ślusarska, Agata; Czech, Elżbieta; Kasznia-Kocot, Joanna; Słowiński, Jerzy; Niewiadomska, Ewa; Skrzypek, Michał; Malinowska-Borowska, Jolanta

doi:10.5604/12321966.1232771

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“…The diet adopted in one's childhood and adolescence has an impact on eating habits in adulthood. Currently amongst youth, there is an increase in behavioural patterns in direct opposition to those regarded as healthy behaviours, related to lower physical activity, an array of inadequacies in eating habits, including an irregularity or skipping of basic meals, while simultaneously snacking between them [9][10][11][20][21][22].…”

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Quality of life, health, eating habits and physical development of middle school adolescents in the Świetokrzyskie

Jasińska¹,

Strzelecka²,

Chmielewski³

et al. 2021

Ann Agric Environ Med.

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Introduction and objective. Measurement of the health-related quality of life is currently one of the significant methods of self-evaluation of heath, enabling the detection of disorders in the biopsychosocial functioning of children and adolescents. The aim of the study was to establish significant relationships between the subjective sense of the health-related quality of life, eating habits and objective parameters of physical development among a group of adolescents. Materials and method. The study applied a diagnostic survey methodology with the use of the KIDSCREEN-52 questionnaire, the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) questionnaire, anthropometric measures of choice, and a selfconstructed questionnaire. The significance level was set at p<0.05. The collected data was gathered and analyzed using Statistica 10.0 PL. Results. Three distinct groups of adolescents with a varying subjective sense of the quality of life were identified. The frequency of basic meal consumption among participants showed some abnormalities. This concerned breakfast in particular, which was consumed before going to school by over half of the participants (63.61%), with boys (70.07%) eating it significantly more frequently than girls (57.83%). Indices based on weight-to-height ratios, such as: BMI, Rohrer's Index and Slender Index were significantly greater in value among boys compared with girls. Conclusions. Adolescents from the Świętokrzyskie region, for the most part exhibited a high subjective sense of the quality of life. The physical development of the participants, as far as basic anthropometric characteristics are concerned, was mostly appropriate and consistent with a high subjective sense of the quality of life and exhibited eating habits.

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Quality of life, health, eating habits and physical development of middle school adolescents in the Świetokrzyskie

Jasińska¹,

Strzelecka²,

Chmielewski³

et al. 2021

Ann Agric Environ Med.

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“…In the national study Epidemiology of Allergic Diseases in Poland (ECAP), allergy symptoms were found in 40 % of children aged 6-7 and 43 % of children aged 13-14, and BA in 4.4 and 6.5 %, respectively (7). A survey of schoolchildren aged 13-16 revealed that BA prevalence was 9.7 % (8).…”

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A systematic review of the role of surfactants in bronchial asthma: Implications for pathogenesis and treatment of the disease

Ismailov

2024

Gac Méd Caracas

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The study aims to examine existing literature and highlight the significance of surfactants as a factor in pathogenesis and a potential therapeutic target in bronchial asthma. A systematic search is conducted in Scopus, Web of Science, and PubMed/Medline, utilizing specific keywords related to surfactants and bronchial asthma. The findings demonstrate that surfactants, a unique mixture of lipids and proteins, play a crucial role in the mechanisms of innate and adaptive immunity in the lungs. They act as a mechanical barrier, modulate inflammatory responses, and interact with pathogens. Changes in surfactant composition and levels have been associated with various lung diseases, including bronchial asthma

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“…A nationwide study called Epidemiology of Allergic Diseases in Poland (ECAP) revealed that features of allergy are present in 40% of children aged 6-7 years and 43% of children aged 13-14 years, whereas asthma affects 4.4% and 6.5%, respectively [3]. A study conducted among schoolchildren in Bytom aged 13-16 years showed the prevalence of bronchial asthma of 9.7% [4]. The increasing prevalence of asthma and allergic diseases may be partly explained by better diagnostic possibilities, growing parental awareness of the symptoms of those disorders as well as the impact of environmental factors, with the home environment being of considerable significance.…”

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Asthma, bronchitis respiratory symptoms, allergies and home environment: how are they related?

Wypych-Ślusarska¹,

Niewiadomska²,

Głogowska-Ligus³

2022

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Introduction: Home environmental conditions can affect the prevalence of childhood asthma and allergies. Aim: To assess the relationship between the prevalence of childhood asthma, bronchitis, and allergies and the condition of the home environment. Material and methods: In 2018 and 2019, a cross-sectional study on 2932 children from elementary schools in the Silesian Voivodship (Southern Poland) was conducted. The questionnaire was based on the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC). In order to determine the association between the home environment (presence of moulds, furry pets) and respiratory symptoms and diseases, a logistic regression analysis was performed by calculating the odds ratio (OR), determining p < 0.05 as the level of significance. Results: Asthma risk factors were male sex, heating with solid fuel and presence of moulds. The prevalence of respiratory symptoms, bronchitis, and allergic diseases is statistically more common with the presence of moulds in dwellings. A protective effect of the presence of pets on the prevalence of asthma (OR = 0.77; 95% CI: 0.59-0.99), allergy to pet allergens (OR = 0.59; 95% CI: 0.45-0.76), allergy to house dust mite (OR = 0.70; 95% CI: 0.56-0.87) and wheeze in the last 12 months (OR = 0.70; 95% CI: 0.54-0.91) and ever (OR = 0.85; 95% CI: 0.70-1.02) was observed. Conclusions: The study confirmed the known adverse influence of the presence of moulds and heating with solid fuel on the prevalence of asthma, bronchitis, respiratory symptoms and allergic diseases. The protective influence of pets on the occurrence of the health disorders under study was demonstrated.

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Health inequalities among students of lower secondary schools in Bytom, Poland

Cited by 6 publications

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Quality of life, health, eating habits and physical development of middle school adolescents in the Świetokrzyskie

Quality of life, health, eating habits and physical development of middle school adolescents in the Świetokrzyskie

A systematic review of the role of surfactants in bronchial asthma: Implications for pathogenesis and treatment of the disease

Asthma, bronchitis respiratory symptoms, allergies and home environment: how are they related?

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