Childhood adversities and adult-onset asthma: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT: Childhood adversities may be important determinants of later illnesses and poor health behaviour. However, large-scale prospective studies on the associations between childhood adversities and the onset of asthma in adulthood are lacking. Prospective cohort study with 7-year follow-up. Nationally representative study. Data were collected from the Health and Social Support (HeSSup) survey and national registers. The participants represent the Finnish population from the following age groups: 20-24, 30-34, 40-44, and 50-54 years at baseline in 1998 (24 057 survey participants formed the final cohort of this study). The occurrence of childhood adversities was assessed at baseline with a six-item survey scale. The analyses were adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics, behavioural health

SUBMITTER: Korkeila J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3488721 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature