Socioeconomic risk factors in the prevalence of asthma and other atopic diseases in children 6 to 7 years old in Valencia, Spain

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作者：

Morales Suárez-Varela M.M. ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

Llopis González A. ^{[1
]}

Martínez Selva M.I. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Unit of Public Health, Hygiene and Environmental Care, University of Valencia, Valencia

[2] Clinical-Epidemiology Unit, Hospital Dr. Peset, Valencia

[3] Unidad de Salud Pública, Higiene y Sanidad Ambiental, Universidad de Valencia, 46100-Burjassot, Valencia, Av. Vicente Andres Estelles s/n

来源：

European Journal of Epidemiology | 1999年 / 15卷 / 1期

关键词：

Asthma; Atopic diseases; Children; Epidemiology; Socio-economic status; Tobacco smoke;

D O I：

10.1023/A:1007592121308

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摘要：

A cross-sectional survey of a cohort study was carried out between June and December 1994 in Valencia, Spain (population in 1994:764,293 inhabitants). Two hundred sixty public and private schools randomly selected from the total of schools in Valencia were invited to participate; 3948 children aged 6-7 years cooperated in our study after informed consent was obtained from parents and school director. The survey in Valencia is part of the International Study of Asthma and Allergy in Childhood (ISAAC). Prevalences for asthma, rhinitis and atopic dermatitis were determined and contrasted with socioeconomic status (SES) among children. No statistically significant associations were established between the prevalences of asthma, rhinitis and atopic dermatitis, and SES. However, atopic dermatitis was found to be common among upper class children (21.5 per 100 children). Likewise, significant associations were observed between the severity of atopy (2 or 3 atopic manifestations) and SES (p = 0.000), being greater for lower strata (4.5 per 100 children); for the three SES level significant differences were established (p = 0.008) regarding passive exposure to tobacco smoke in the home.

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