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Prevalences of symptoms of asthma and other allergic diseases in korean children: a nationwide questionnaire survey.

The purpose of this study was to estimate the national prevalence of childhood asthma and other allergic diseases in Korea, and to determine potential risk factors for the diseases. Stratified random samples of 42,886 were selected from 34 elementary (6-12 yr olds) and 34 middle schools (12-15 yr ol...

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Autores principales: Lee, S. I., Shin, M. H., Lee, H. B., Lee, J. S., Son, B. K., Koh, Y. Y., Kim, K. E., Ahn, Y. O.
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Publicado: Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2001
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3054735/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11306740
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author Lee, S. I.
Shin, M. H.
Lee, H. B.
Lee, J. S.
Son, B. K.
Koh, Y. Y.
Kim, K. E.
Ahn, Y. O.
author_facet Lee, S. I.
Shin, M. H.
Lee, H. B.
Lee, J. S.
Son, B. K.
Koh, Y. Y.
Kim, K. E.
Ahn, Y. O.
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description The purpose of this study was to estimate the national prevalence of childhood asthma and other allergic diseases in Korea, and to determine potential risk factors for the diseases. Stratified random samples of 42,886 were selected from 34 elementary (6-12 yr olds) and 34 middle schools (12-15 yr olds) nationwide, and 38,955 were in the final analysis. The Korean-translated modified version of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood questionnaire was used in this cross-sectional survey. Twelve-month prevalences of the symptoms of asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis, and flexural eczema were 8.7%, 10.5%, 7.3% in 6-12 yr olds, and 8.2%, 10.0%, 3.9% in 12-15 yr olds, respectively. For allergic conjunctivitis, food allergy, and drug allergy, the prevalences in 6-12 yr olds were 11.2%, 6.5%, and 1.5%, respectively. Asthma and flexural eczema decreased significantly with age. Other significant risk factors were also noted. For 6-12 yr-old asthma, adjusted odds ratio (aOR) of body mass index was 1.21 with 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.0-1.48, aOR of passive smoking was 1.37 with 95%CI 1.24-1.51, aOR of carpet use was 1.28 with 95%CI 1.10-1.49. For 6-12 yr-old eczema, aOR of affluence was 1.22 with 95%CI 1.07-1.39. The control of obesity and passive smoking would be the most important preventive measures of allergic diseases.
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spelling pubmed-30547352011-03-15 Prevalences of symptoms of asthma and other allergic diseases in korean children: a nationwide questionnaire survey. Lee, S. I. Shin, M. H. Lee, H. B. Lee, J. S. Son, B. K. Koh, Y. Y. Kim, K. E. Ahn, Y. O. J Korean Med Sci Research Article The purpose of this study was to estimate the national prevalence of childhood asthma and other allergic diseases in Korea, and to determine potential risk factors for the diseases. Stratified random samples of 42,886 were selected from 34 elementary (6-12 yr olds) and 34 middle schools (12-15 yr olds) nationwide, and 38,955 were in the final analysis. The Korean-translated modified version of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood questionnaire was used in this cross-sectional survey. Twelve-month prevalences of the symptoms of asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis, and flexural eczema were 8.7%, 10.5%, 7.3% in 6-12 yr olds, and 8.2%, 10.0%, 3.9% in 12-15 yr olds, respectively. For allergic conjunctivitis, food allergy, and drug allergy, the prevalences in 6-12 yr olds were 11.2%, 6.5%, and 1.5%, respectively. Asthma and flexural eczema decreased significantly with age. Other significant risk factors were also noted. For 6-12 yr-old asthma, adjusted odds ratio (aOR) of body mass index was 1.21 with 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.0-1.48, aOR of passive smoking was 1.37 with 95%CI 1.24-1.51, aOR of carpet use was 1.28 with 95%CI 1.10-1.49. For 6-12 yr-old eczema, aOR of affluence was 1.22 with 95%CI 1.07-1.39. The control of obesity and passive smoking would be the most important preventive measures of allergic diseases. Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2001-04 /pmc/articles/PMC3054735/ /pubmed/11306740 Text en
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Lee, S. I.
Shin, M. H.
Lee, H. B.
Lee, J. S.
Son, B. K.
Koh, Y. Y.
Kim, K. E.
Ahn, Y. O.
Prevalences of symptoms of asthma and other allergic diseases in korean children: a nationwide questionnaire survey.
title Prevalences of symptoms of asthma and other allergic diseases in korean children: a nationwide questionnaire survey.
title_full Prevalences of symptoms of asthma and other allergic diseases in korean children: a nationwide questionnaire survey.
title_fullStr Prevalences of symptoms of asthma and other allergic diseases in korean children: a nationwide questionnaire survey.
title_full_unstemmed Prevalences of symptoms of asthma and other allergic diseases in korean children: a nationwide questionnaire survey.
title_short Prevalences of symptoms of asthma and other allergic diseases in korean children: a nationwide questionnaire survey.
title_sort prevalences of symptoms of asthma and other allergic diseases in korean children: a nationwide questionnaire survey.
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3054735/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11306740
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