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Sex-specific risk factors for childhood wheeze and longitudinal phenotypes of wheeze.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although sexual dimorphism in wheeze and asthma prevalence are well documented, sex-specific risk factors for wheeze and longitudinal wheeze phenotypes have not been well elucidated.

Objective

By using a large prebirth cohort, this study aimed to identify sex-specific risk factors for wheeze from birth through midchildhood and identify distinct longitudinal wheeze phenotypes and the sex-specific risk factors associated with these phenotypes.

Methods

Mothers reported child wheeze symptoms over the past year approximately yearly on 9 occasions starting at age 1 year. We identified sex-specific predictors of wheeze, wheeze phenotypes, and sex-specific predictors of these phenotypes by using generalized estimating equations, latent class mixed models, and multinomial logistic analysis, respectively.

Results

A total of 1623 children had information on wheeze at 1 or more time points. Paternal asthma was a stronger predictor of ever wheezing in boys (odds ratio [OR], 2.15; 95% CI, 1.74-2.66) than in girls (OR, 1.53; 95% CI, 1.19-1.96; P for sex by paternal asthma interaction = .03), whereas being black or Hispanic, birth weight for gestational age z score, and breast-feeding duration had stronger associations among girls. We identified 3 longitudinal wheeze phenotypes: never/infrequent wheeze (74.1%), early transient wheeze (12.7%), and persistent wheeze (13.1%). Compared with never/infrequent wheeze, maternal asthma, infant bronchiolitis, and atopic dermatitis were associated with persistent wheeze in both sexes, but paternal asthma was associated with persistent wheeze in boys only (OR, 4.27; 95% CI, 2.33-7.83; P for sex by paternal asthma interaction = .02), whereas being black or Hispanic was a predictor for girls only.

Conclusion

We identified sex-specific predictors of wheeze and longitudinal wheeze patterns, which might have important prognostic value and allow for a more personalized approach to wheeze and asthma treatment.

SUBMITTER: Tse SM

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5083247 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Sex-specific risk factors for childhood wheeze and longitudinal phenotypes of wheeze.

Tse Sze Man SM Rifas-Shiman Sheryl L SL Coull Brent A BA Litonjua Augusto A AA Oken Emily E Gold Diane R DR

The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology 20160427 6

<h4>Background</h4>Although sexual dimorphism in wheeze and asthma prevalence are well documented, sex-specific risk factors for wheeze and longitudinal wheeze phenotypes have not been well elucidated.<h4>Objective</h4>By using a large prebirth cohort, this study aimed to identify sex-specific risk factors for wheeze from birth through midchildhood and identify distinct longitudinal wheeze phenotypes and the sex-specific risk factors associated with these phenotypes.<h4>Methods</h4>Mothers repor ...[more]

PMID: 27246527

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Sex-specific risk factors for childhood wheeze and longitudinal phenotypes of wheeze.

Background

Objective

Methods

Results

Conclusion

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Sex-specific risk factors for childhood wheeze and longitudinal phenotypes of wheeze.

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