Factors Associated with the Development of Childhood Asthma in Japan: A Nationwide Longitudinal Study

Autor: Sachi Nakagome, Yuichiro Otsuka, Yoshitaka Kaneita, Takashi Ohida, Masakazu Furuhata, Osamu Itani, Maki Jike
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Maternal and Child Health Journal. 24:911-922
ISSN: 1573-6628
1092-7875
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-020-02944-0
Popis: Many environmental factors are related to the development of asthma. However, the key factors of childhood asthma onset have not been sufficiently elucidated. Further, low-weight births have increased in Japan. The aim of this study was to examine the risk factors for the incidence of childhood asthma and to evaluate whether these risk factors differ according to birth weight in Japan. We used the National Longitudinal Survey from 2001 to 2010. Multiple logistic regression analyses were conducted to determine the effects of gender, birth weight, single vs. multiple births, birth order, nutrition, keeping pets in the home, place of residence, annual household income, and parent ages, smoking behaviors, and educational backgrounds on asthma-related hospital visits. Overall, 45,060 children were analyzed. The rate of cumulative hospital visits until age 10 was 18.9%. Birth weight
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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