Indian Pediatrics

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    Association of Specific Dietary Fatty Acids with Asthma in Urban School Children and Adolescents: Inferences from a Cross-Sectional Multicentric Study From India
    (Indian Academy of Pediatrics, 2025-01) Awasthi, Shally; Kumar, Divas; Pandey, Anuj Kumar; Agarwal, Girdhar G; Anish, Thekkumkara Surendran; Bharti, Bhavneet; Mahanta, B N; Singh, CM; Khera, Daisy; Shekhawat, Dolat Singh; Mathew, Joseph L; Singh, Kuldeep; Bhat, Mushtaq A; A R, Somashekar; Kar, Sonali; Nair, Suma
    OBJECTIVE To assess the association of dietary fa?y acids with asthma in Indian school children. METHODS Children aged 6-16 years were enrolled from randomly selected urban schools in 10 ci?es. The Interna?onal Study on Asthma and Allergies in Childhood Phase III Ques?onnaire was used to assess the prevalence of asthma. Three-day dietary intake data was obtained using 24-hr dietary recall method. Intake of saturated fa?y acids (SFA), monounsaturated fa?y acids (MUFA), polyunsaturated fa?y acids (PUFA) and trans fa?y acids (TFA) was calculated using DIETSOFT so?ware. RESULTS Between April 2019 and February 2020, 2428 par?cipants were recruited (49.8% males) from 60 schools. The prevalence of asthma was 2.4% (95 % CI 1.8, 3.1). The mean (SD) intake of various FA (g per kg) were 0.19 (0.22) for SFA,18 (0.22) for MUFA, 0.17 (0.18) for PUFA and 0.003 (0.005) for TFA. SFA intake in those with asthma was 0.35 (0.34) as compared to 0.18 (0.21) without asthma (P value < 0.001). On uncondi?onal logis?c regression, dietary intake of TFA was associated with asthma in children [OR 2.16 (95% CI 1.27, 3.68)]. CONCLUSION Dietary intake of SFA and TFA is associated with asthma in children.