Nutritional factors, parasite infection and allergy in rural and suburban Vietnamese school children
| Autor: | Yasunori Fujimaki, Shigeru Yamamoto, Tohru Sakai, Amalia Veronica Irei, Dao To Quyen, Nguyen Cong Khan, Daisuke Kunii, Yuki Sato, Fusao Ota |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Rural Population Allergy Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Trichuriasis Population Riboflavin Logistic regression General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Environmental health medicine Hypersensitivity Parasitic Diseases Humans education Child education.field_of_study business.industry Suburban Population General Medicine medicine.disease allergy nutritional status Malnutrition Vietnam parasite infection Female Rural area business diet |
| Zdroj: | The journal of medical investigation : JMI. 51(3-4):171-177 |
| ISSN: | 1343-1420 |
| Popis: | Urban areas often have more allergy than rural areas. Dietary patterns and parasite infection have been suggested as possible related factors. This study evaluated the prevalence of allergy in school children in one rural and suburban area of Vietnam where parasite infection is common. A total of 195 children aged 9 to 13 years old completed a self-administered allergy questionnaire and provided blood and stool samples for analysis. Nutritional status, dietary intake and parasite infection were determined in all participants. Allergy was more common in girls (10.7% vs. 7.6%), suburban children (11.8% vs. 6.9%), children with weight-for-age (16.7% vs. 6.0%) and height-for-age (14.8% vs. 4.9%) in the 10th to 75th percentile compared to |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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