2024-03-29T07:06:36Z
https://u-ryukyu.repo.nii.ac.jp/oai
oai:u-ryukyu.repo.nii.ac.jp:02011347
2023-08-03T05:49:12Z
1642838163960:1642838338003
1642838403551:1642838404033
Smoking and prevalence of allergic disorders in Japanese pregnant women : baseline data from the Kyushu Okinawa Maternal and Child Health Study
Tanaka, Keiko
Miyake, Yoshihiro
Arakawa, Masashi
Asthma
Cross-sectional studies
Eczema
Environmental tobacco smoke
Smoking
Wheeze
Rhinoconjunctivitis
Background: Studies on the associations between smoking and allergic diseases have mostly focused on asthma. Epidemiological studies in adults on the effects of smoking on allergic diseases other than asthma, such as eczema and rhinoconjunctivitis, have been limited, and the information that is available has been inconsistent. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between smoking status and environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure and the prevalence of allergic diseases. Methods: Study subjects were 1743 pregnant Japanese women. The definitions of wheeze and asthma were based on criteria from the European Community Respiratory Health Survey whereas those of eczema and rhinoconjunctivitis were based on criteria from the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood. Adjustment was made for age; region of residence; family history of asthma, atopic eczema, and allergic rhinitis; household income; and education. Results: Compared with never smoking, current smoking and ≥ 4 pack-years of smoking were independently positively associated with the prevalence of wheeze. There were no associations between smoking status and the prevalence of asthma, eczema, or rhinoconjunctivitis. When subjects who had never smoked were classified into four categories based on the source of ETS exposure (never, only at home, only at work, and both), exposure occurring both at home and at work was independently associated with an increased prevalence of two outcomes: wheeze and rhinoconjunctivitis. No relationships were observed between exposure to ETS and the prevalence of asthma or eczema. Conclusions: Our results provide evidence that current smoking and ETS exposure may increase the likelihood of wheeze. The possibility of a positive association between ETS exposure and rhinoconjunctivitis was also suggested.
論文
http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501
BioMed Central
2012-03-14
VoR
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12000/47786
1476-069X
Environmental Health
11
eng
https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-069X-11-15
https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-069X-11-15
open access
Creative Commons Attribution 2.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0