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Prevalence and association of asthma and allergic sensitization with dietary factors in schoolchildren: data from the french six cities study

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Title
Prevalence and association of asthma and allergic sensitization with dietary factors in schoolchildren: data from the french six cities study
Published in
BMC Public Health, September 2015
DOI 10.1186/s12889-015-2320-2
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Danielle Saadeh, Pascale Salameh, Denis Caillaud, Denis Charpin, Frédéric De Blay, Christine Kopferschmitt, François Lavaud, Isabella Annesi-Maesano, Isabelle Baldi, Chantal Raherison

Abstract

The prevalence of asthma and allergy has recently risen among children. This increase in prevalence might be related to various factors, particularly diet. The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence and association of asthma and allergic sensitization with dietary factors in the French Six Cities Study. Cross-sectional studies were performed among 7432 schoolchildren aged 9-11 years in Bordeaux, Clermont-Ferrand, Créteil, Marseille, Reims, and Strasbourg. Parental questionnaires, based on the International Study on Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC), were used to collect information on allergic diseases and potential exposure factors including a food frequency questionnaire to evaluate dietary habits. Skin prick testing to common allergens for allergic sensitization and bronchial hyper-responsiveness (BHR) testing to exercise were performed. Confounders control was performed with multiple logistic regressions. Asthma symptoms, asthma and allergic sensitization were more prevalent in boys than in girls and were more prevalent in the South than in the North of France. After adjustment for confounders, fruit juice intake was associated with a low prevalence of lifetime asthma (ORa [95 % CI]; 0.73 [0.56-0.97]), butter intake was positively associated with atopic wheeze (1.48 [1.07-2.05]) and having lunch at the canteen 1-2 times/week compared to never or occasionally was associated with a lower prevalence of past year wheeze (0.71 [0.52-0.96]), lifetime asthma (0.76 [0.60-0.96]) and allergic sensitization (0.80 [0.67-0.95]). Meat intake was inversely related to past year wheeze among atopic children (0.68 [0.50-0.98]) while fast food consumption and butter intake were associated with an increase prevalence of asthma (2.39 [1.47-3.93] and 1.51 [1.17-2.00] respectively). Fish intake was associated with a lower prevalence of asthma among non-atopic children (0.61 [0.43-0.87]. None of the dietary factors was associated with BHR. Diet is associated with wheeze, asthma and allergic sensitization but not with BHR in children. These results provide further evidence that adherence to a healthy diet including fruits, meat and fish seems to have a protective effect on asthma and allergy in childhood. However, prospective and experimental studies are needed to provide causal evidence concerning the effect of diet on asthma and atopy.

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Spain 1 <1%
Saudi Arabia 1 <1%
Unknown 109 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 18 16%
Student > Bachelor 16 14%
Researcher 8 7%
Student > Ph. D. Student 8 7%
Professor 6 5%
Other 22 20%
Unknown 33 30%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 34 31%
Nursing and Health Professions 18 16%
Environmental Science 4 4%
Sports and Recreations 3 3%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 2%
Other 12 11%
Unknown 38 34%
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#1,778,283
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#1,989
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