Perinatal, obstetric and parental risk factors for asthma in the offspring throughout childhood: a longitudinal cohort study
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Rafael A. Caparros-Gonzalez
, Cecilia Essau
Abstract
Objectives
Asthma is a common chronic and burdensome disease which typically begins in childhood. The aim of this study was to assess perinatal and obstetric factors which may increase the risk of developing asthma in the offspring.
Methods
Data from five consecutive waves (n=7,073 children, from birth to 15 years old) from a nationally-representative birth cohort of people born in the United Kingdom between 2000 and 2002, the Millennium Cohort Study (MCS), were used. The Kaplan–Meier survival curve was used to graphically display the risk of developing asthma from early childhood to adolescence. The Z-based Wald test was used to prove significant covariate loading.
Results
Cox regression analyzing the influence of covariates on asthma development risk showed a significant likelihood ratio test, χ2(18)=899.30, p<0.01. A parent with asthma (OR=2.02, p<0.01), a younger maternal age at delivery (OR=0.98, p<0.05), and the use of assisted reproductive technology (OR=1.43, p<0.05) were associated with an increased risk of developing asthma in the offspring.
Conclusions
Perinatal factors (a younger maternal age, assisted reproductive technology) and a parental factor (a parent with asthma) increased the risk for developing asthma in the offspring.
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Research funding: This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.
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Author contributions: ATL designed the study. RCG conducted the literature review and prepared the Introduction, and Methods section. ATL designed and conducted the analytic strategy and wrote the results section. CE and JPG helped interpreting the findings. AP and AGM drafted the discussion. All the authors reviewed and approved the final version of this manuscript. All authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.
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Competing interests: Authors state no competing of interest.
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Informed consent: Informed consent was obtained from all individuals included in this study.
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Ethical approval: All the protocols conducted in the MCS were approved by an Ethical Committee for human research. Reference: Shepherd P, Gilbert E (2019) Millennium Cohort Study. Ethical review and consent. London. https://cls.ucl.ac.uk › 2017/07PDFMillennium Cohort Study – Ethical review and consent.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Obituary
- A tribute to Professor Moshe Mazor, M.D.
- Mini Review
- Systematic review of the long-term effects of postnatal corticosteroids
- Opinion Paper
- The proposal of the novel fetal shoulder dystocia graduation: a clinical-based opinion
- Corner of Academy
- Prenatal diagnosis of bilobate placenta: incidence, risk factors and impact on pregnancy outcomes
- Original Articles – Obstetrics
- High mobility group box 1 in women with unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss
- Velamentous cord insertion in monochorionic twin pregnancies: a step forward in screening for twin to twin transfusion syndrome and birthweight discordance?
- Advanced maternal age (AMA) and 75 g oGTT glucose levels are pedictors for insulin therapy in women with gestational diabetes (GDM)
- Perinatal, obstetric and parental risk factors for asthma in the offspring throughout childhood: a longitudinal cohort study
- Increased risk of severe COVID-19 in pregnancy in a multicenter propensity score-matched study
- Comparative clinical and placental pathologic characteristics in pregnancies with and without SARS-CoV-2 infection
- An analysis of factors affecting survival in prenatally diagnosed omphalocele
- The impact of abnormal maternal body mass index during pregnancy on perinatal outcomes: a registry-based study from Qatar
- Original Articles – Fetus
- Embryonic and fetal tiny pericardial fluid collections at less than 12 weeks of gestation
- Modeling fetal cortical development by quantile regression for gestational age and head circumference: a prospective cross sectional study
- The effect of 50 GR oral glucose tolerance test on fetal celiac artery and superior mesenteric artery Doppler parameters in healthy pregnancies
- Original Articles – Neonates
- Carboxyhaemoglobin levels in infants with hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy
- Exploring professionals’ views regarding prenatal counselling in congenital diaphragmatic hernia
- Letter to the Editor
- Cutting of the strangulated double nuchal umbilical cord in a release of the severe shoulder dystocia: forensically justified or controversial procedure
- Retraction
- Retraction of: Pre-operative tranexemic acid vs. etamsylate in reducing blood loss during elective cesarean section: randomized controlled trial
- Retraction of: Lidocaine vs. tramadol vs. placebo wound infiltration for post-cesarean section pain relief: a randomized controlled trial
Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Obituary
- A tribute to Professor Moshe Mazor, M.D.
- Mini Review
- Systematic review of the long-term effects of postnatal corticosteroids
- Opinion Paper
- The proposal of the novel fetal shoulder dystocia graduation: a clinical-based opinion
- Corner of Academy
- Prenatal diagnosis of bilobate placenta: incidence, risk factors and impact on pregnancy outcomes
- Original Articles – Obstetrics
- High mobility group box 1 in women with unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss
- Velamentous cord insertion in monochorionic twin pregnancies: a step forward in screening for twin to twin transfusion syndrome and birthweight discordance?
- Advanced maternal age (AMA) and 75 g oGTT glucose levels are pedictors for insulin therapy in women with gestational diabetes (GDM)
- Perinatal, obstetric and parental risk factors for asthma in the offspring throughout childhood: a longitudinal cohort study
- Increased risk of severe COVID-19 in pregnancy in a multicenter propensity score-matched study
- Comparative clinical and placental pathologic characteristics in pregnancies with and without SARS-CoV-2 infection
- An analysis of factors affecting survival in prenatally diagnosed omphalocele
- The impact of abnormal maternal body mass index during pregnancy on perinatal outcomes: a registry-based study from Qatar
- Original Articles – Fetus
- Embryonic and fetal tiny pericardial fluid collections at less than 12 weeks of gestation
- Modeling fetal cortical development by quantile regression for gestational age and head circumference: a prospective cross sectional study
- The effect of 50 GR oral glucose tolerance test on fetal celiac artery and superior mesenteric artery Doppler parameters in healthy pregnancies
- Original Articles – Neonates
- Carboxyhaemoglobin levels in infants with hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy
- Exploring professionals’ views regarding prenatal counselling in congenital diaphragmatic hernia
- Letter to the Editor
- Cutting of the strangulated double nuchal umbilical cord in a release of the severe shoulder dystocia: forensically justified or controversial procedure
- Retraction
- Retraction of: Pre-operative tranexemic acid vs. etamsylate in reducing blood loss during elective cesarean section: randomized controlled trial
- Retraction of: Lidocaine vs. tramadol vs. placebo wound infiltration for post-cesarean section pain relief: a randomized controlled trial