Is there an association between wheezing and constipation in preschool children? Explanations from a longitudinal birth cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess whether wheezing and atopic dermatitis were associated with constipation in preschool children and to what extent shared risk factors contribute to this relationship.

Methods

A population-based sample of 4651 preschool children was used. At the age of 24, 36 and 48 months, a parental report of functional constipation was available according to the Rome II criteria, and data on atopic dermatitis and wheezing were available using age-adapted questionnaires from the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood. Stepwise multivariate analyses were performed to assess whether body mass index, infection exposure, food allergy and infant nutrition, and parental stress explained the association between wheezing, atopic dermatitis and constipation.

SUBMITTER: Kiefte-de Jong JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3191603 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature