Association between Dietary Habits and Asthma Severity in Children.
| dc.contributor.author | Silveira, Denise Halpern | |
| dc.contributor.author | Zhang, Linjie | |
| dc.contributor.author | Prietsch, Silvio O M | |
| dc.contributor.author | Vecchi, Amilcare Angelo | |
| dc.contributor.author | Susin, Lulie Rosane Odeh | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-01-27T11:05:30Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-01-27T11:05:30Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-01 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Objective: To investigate association between dietary habits and asthma severity in children. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Two teaching hospitals in Brazil. Participants: Cases (n=268) were children (3-12yr) with persistent asthma and age-matched controls (n=126) were those with intermittent asthma. Main outcome measures: Dietary habits were determined based on food consumption in the past 12 months classified as frequent (≥3 times per week) or infrequent (never or <3 times per week).Nutritional status was classified into two categories according to WHO Child Growth Standards: obese: >2Z-score of BMI-for-age; non-obese: ≤2Z-score of BMI-for-age. Results: 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. Conclusions: 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. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Silveira Denise Halpern, Zhang Linjie, Prietsch Silvio O M, Vecchi Amilcare Angelo, Susin Lulie Rosane Odeh. Association between Dietary Habits and Asthma Severity in Children. Indian Pediatrics. 2015 Jan; 52(1): 25-30. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/171003 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.source.uri | https://www.indianpediatrics.net/jan2015/jan-25-30.htm | en_US |
| dc.subject | Asthama, Brazil | en_US |
| dc.subject | Diet | en_US |
| dc.subject | Epidemiology | en_US |
| dc.subject | Risk factors | en_US |
| dc.title | Association between Dietary Habits and Asthma Severity in Children. | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |