Quality of life, salivary cortisol and atopic diseases in young children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children with atopic disease may have reduced health-related quality of life (QoL) and morning cortisol. Possible links between QoL, morning cortisol and atopic disease are unclear. We aimed to determine if QoL was associated with morning salivary cortisol at two years of age, and if asthma, atopic dermatitis and/or allergic sensitisation influenced this association. Secondarily, we aimed to determine if QoL at one year of age was associated with salivary cortisol one year later.

Methods and findings

The Bronchiolitis All SE-Norway study included infants during hospitalisation for acute bronchiolitis in infancy (bronchiolitis group) and population-based control infants (controls). The present study included all 358 subjects with available Infant Toddler Quality of

SUBMITTER: Rolfsjord LB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6716779 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature