Body Weight at Birth and at Age Three and Respiratory Illness in Preschool Children / 예방의학회지
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
;
: 369-376, 2010.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-79608
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The purpose of this study was to examine the associations of current body weight and body mass index (BMI) at age three and birth weight in developing chronic respiratory illness in childhood and identify possible interaction underlying its mechanism.METHODS:
The study was carried out with 422 children who were enrolled in a hospital-based birth cohort. Birth related anthropometric data were collected at birth. At age 3 years, the presence of respiratory symptoms was evaluated by using the Korean version of core questionnaire for wheezing and asthma from the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC). Physical examination was carried out to measure the child's weight and height.RESULTS:
Children in the lowest birth weight tertile (aOR = 3.97, 95% CI = 0.94-16.68) or highest BMI tertile (aOR = 3.68, 95% CI = 1.24-10.95) at three years of age were at an increased risk of chronic respiratory illness. Children who were initially in the lowest birth weight tertile but now belong in the highest weight tertile had higher risk of chronic respiratory illness compared to those who had remained in the middle tertile (OR=16.35, 95% CI=1.66-160.57).CONCLUSIONS:
Children with lower birth weight or higher BMI were at an increased risk of chronic respiratory illness. In addition, children who were initially in the lowest birth weight tertile but are now in the highest weight tertile had higher risk of chronic respiratory illness compared to those who remained in the middle tertile.
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Main subject:
Asthma
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Birth Weight
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Body Weight
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Body Mass Index
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Respiratory Sounds
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Sex Factors
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Prevalence
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Data Collection
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Risk Factors
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Data Interpretation, Statistical
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Infant, Newborn
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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