Factors Associated with the Development of Childhood Asthma in Japan: A Nationwide Longitudinal Study

Introduction Many environmental factors are related to the development of asthma. However, the key factors of childhood asthma onset have not been sufficiently elucidated. Further, low-weight births have increased in Japan. The aim of this study was to examine the risk factors for the incidence of c...

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Published in:Maternal and child health journal 2020-07, Vol.24 (7), p.911-922
Main Authors: Furuhata, Masakazu, Otsuka, Yuichiro, Kaneita, Yoshitaka, Nakagome, Sachi, Jike, Maki, Itani, Osamu, Ohida, Takashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Asthma
Asthma - epidemiology
Asthma - etiology
Asthma in children
Birth weight
Child, Preschool
Childhood
Cohort analysis
Development and progression
Disease Progression
Environmental factors
Family income
Female
Gynecology
Health aspects
Health risk assessment
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infant, Low Birth Weight - growth & development
Infant, Low Birth Weight - physiology
Infant, Newborn
Japan - epidemiology
Logistic Models
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Maternal and Child Health
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Multiple births
Odds Ratio
Parental influences
Pediatric research
Pediatrics
Population Economics
Public Health
Risk Factors
Risk taking
Siblings
Smoking
Smoking - adverse effects
Smoking - epidemiology
Sociology
Statistics
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Introduction Many environmental factors are related to the development of asthma. However, the key factors of childhood asthma onset have not been sufficiently elucidated. Further, low-weight births have increased in Japan. The aim of this study was to examine the risk factors for the incidence of childhood asthma and to evaluate whether these risk factors differ according to birth weight in Japan. Methods We used the National Longitudinal Survey from 2001 to 2010. Multiple logistic regression analyses were conducted to determine the effects of gender, birth weight, single vs. multiple births, birth order, nutrition, keeping pets in the home, place of residence, annual household income, and parent ages, smoking behaviors, and educational backgrounds on asthma-related hospital visits. Results Overall, 45,060 children were analyzed. The rate of cumulative hospital visits until age 10 was 18.9%. Birth weight 
ISSN:1092-7875
1573-6628
DOI:10.1007/s10995-020-02944-0