Association between Dietary Habits and Asthma Severity in Children.
Indian Pediatr
;
2015 Jan; 52(1): 25-30
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-171003
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To investigate association between dietary habits and asthma severity in children.Design:
Cross-sectional study.Setting:
Two teaching hospitals in Brazil.Participants:
Cases (n=268) were children (3-12yr) with persistent asthma and age-matched controls (n=126) were those with intermittent asthma. Main outcomemeasures:
Dietary habits were determined based on food consumption in the past 12 months classified as frequent (≥3 times per week) or infrequent (never or <3 times per week).Nutritional status was classified into two categories according to WHO Child Growth Standards obese >2Z-score of BMI-for-age; non-obese ≤2Z-score of BMI-for-age.Results:
After adjusting for confounding factors, maternal smoking during pregnancy, preterm birth and obesity were significantly associated with persistent asthma, with adjusted ORs (95% CI) of 2.11 (1.08- 4.13), 2.61(1.07-6.35) and 2.89 (1.49-5.61), respectively. No significant association was observed between frequency of consumption of specific foods, food groups, or dietary pattern (pro- or contra-Mediterranean diet) and the severity of asthma.Conclusions:
This study did not find a significant association between dietary habits and asthma severity in children. Maternal smoking during pregnancy, preterm birth and obesity were independent factors associated with persistent asthma.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Type of study:
Observational study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian Pediatr
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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