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Association between Childhood Atopic Disease and Parental Atopic Disease in a Population with High Consanguinity
Abdulbari Bener
Ibrahim Janahi
Sažetak
The aim of the study was to investigate the association between asthma, allergic rhinitis, and eczema in Qatari schoolchildren with allergic conditions in their parents. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 3500 Qatari schoolchildren aged 6–14 years in period: February, 2003–February, 2004. A questionnaire was used to collect the clinical
history of asthma and allergic rhinitis in their parents and siblings. It was found that 21.6% of asthmatic children had mothers with asthma and 18.2% fathers with asthma. This contrasted with 6.8% of non-asthmatic children who had fathers with asthma and 9.4% mothers with asthma. As for allergic rhinitis, 26.5% of asthmatic children had mothers with allergic rhinitis and 25.3% fathers with allergic rhinitis. The frequency of either parent of the asthmatic children having allergic rhinitis was 41.8% and for both parents was 10.0%. The frequency of siblings having asthma was 36.6%, allergic rhinitis 16.4%, and eczema 29.1%. The present study revealed a strong association between respiratory allergies and eczema in parents, and their asthmatic children.
Ključne riječi
asthma; allergic diseases; school children; parental asthma; hereditary; State of Qatar
Hrčak ID:
5322
URI
Datum izdavanja:
15.12.2005.
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