Diet and Respiratory Health in Children from 11 Latin American Countries: Evidence from ISAAC Phase III.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

The burden of childhood asthma and its risk factors is an important but neglected public health challenge in Latin America. We investigated the association between allergic symptoms and dietary intake in children from this region.

Methods

As part of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) Phase III, questionnaire collected dietary intake was investigated in relation to risk of parental/child reported current wheeze (primary outcome) and rhino-conjunctivitis and eczema. Per-country adjusted logistic regressions were performed, and combined effect sizes were calculated with meta-analyses.

Results

143,967 children from 11 countries had complete data. In children aged 6-7 years, current wheeze was negatively associated with

SUBMITTER: Cepeda AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5674121 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature