Prevalence and co-occurrence of parentally reported possible asthma and allergic manifestations in pre-school children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of this study was to make an in-depth analysis of the prevalence and co-occurrence in pre-school children of possible asthma and atopic manifestations.

Methods

In Sweden 74%-84% of preschool children, depending on age, attend municipality organised day-care centres. Parents of 5,886 children 1-6 years of age, sampled from day-care centres in 62 municipalities all over Sweden, responded to a postal questionnaire regarding symptoms indicating prevalent possible asthma, allergic rhinitis, eczema, and food, furred pet and pollen allergy and other data in their children. Possible asthma was defined as any of the four criteria wheezing four times or more during the last year, physician diagnosis and current wheezing, ever had asthma and current wheezing, and cur

SUBMITTER: Broms K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3765705 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature