Association between dietary habits and asthma severity in children

Autor: Sílvio O M Prietsch, Linjie Zhang, Lulie Rosane Odeh Susin, Amilcare Angelo Vecchi, Denise Halpern Silveira
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Indian Pediatrics. 52:25-30
ISSN: 0974-7559
0019-6061
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-015-0561-x
Popis: To investigate association between dietary habits and asthma severity in children. Cross-sectional study. Two teaching hospitals in Brazil. Cases (n=268) were children (3–12yr) with persistent asthma and age-matched controls (n=126) were those with intermittent asthma. Dietary habits were determined based on food consumption in the past 12 months classified as frequent (≥3 times per week) or infrequent (never or 2Z-score of BMI-for-age; non-obese: ≤2Z-score of BMI-for-age. 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. 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.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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