Mobile phone use and health symptoms in children
| Autor: | Ming Chung Ko, Ya Hui Chang, Chung Yi Li, Chu Chieh Chen, Chang Ta Chiu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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electromagnetic fields Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent exposure assessment Radio Waves Cross-sectional study Health Status Migraine Disorders Taiwan radiofrequency Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders Surveys and Questionnaires subjective symptoms medicine Humans cross-sectional study Child Lifetime exposure Medicine(all) lcsh:R5-920 business.industry Pruritus General Medicine Odds ratio medicine.disease Confidence interval Telephone Cross-Sectional Studies Logistic Models Telephone interview Migraine Mobile phone Female Headaches medicine.symptom lcsh:Medicine (General) business Cell Phone |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, Vol 114, Iss 7, Pp 598-604 (2015) |
| ISSN: | 0929-6646 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jfma.2014.07.002 |
| Popis: | Background/purpose To investigate the mobile phone (MP) use for talking in relation to health symptoms among 2042 children aged 11–15 years in Taiwan. Methods A nationwide, cross-sectional study, using the computer assisted telephone interview (CATI) technique, was conducted in 2009 to collect information on children's utilization of MPs and the perceived health symptoms reported by their parents. Results The overall prevalence of MP use in the past month was estimated at 63.2% [95% confidence interval (CI) = 61.1–65.3%]. MP use was associated with a significantly increased adjusted odds ratio (AOR) for headaches and migraine (1.42, 95% CI = 1.12–1.81) and skin itches (1.84, 95% CI = 1.47–2.29). Children who regularly used MPs were also considered to have a health status worse than it was 1 year ago (β = 0.27, 95% CI = 0.17–0.37). Conclusion Although the cross-sectional design precludes the causal inference for the observed association, our study tended to suggest a need for more cautious use of MPs in children, because children are expected to experience a longer lifetime exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) from MPs. |
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