Relationship between BCG scar size and asthma in children?
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-13653
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This case control study was conducted to evaluate any association between the BCG scar size and occurrence of asthma among children between 6-14 years of age.METHODS:
Cases consisted of 90 asthmatic children. Control group included 90 non-asthmatic children from the emergency room service of the same hospital. The BCG scar was measured as the average of the transverse and longitudinal diameters.RESULTS:
The results showed that asthmatic subjects have a 3.2 times greater risk exhibiting a scar diameter of less than 5mm than non- asthmatic subjects (CI 95 percent = 1.40 - 7.63 P < 0.01).CONCLUSION:
It was concluded that asthmatic children and adolescents exhibited a greater frequency of an BCG scar diameter of less than 5mm than non-asthmatics. Clinical significance of this observation is uncertain.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Asthma
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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BCG Vaccine
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Case-Control Studies
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Logistic Models
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Child
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Adolescent
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Cicatrix
Type of study:
Observational study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
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