Association between maternal age at delivery and allergic rhinitis in schoolchildren: A population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Some studies have shown associations of maternal age at delivery with asthma and food allergy in offspring. However, the relationship between maternal age at delivery and allergic rhinitis is largely unclear. This study aimed to investigate the association between maternal age at delivery and allergic rhinitis in a population sample of Asian children, and to explore potential effect modifiers.

Methods

A total of 1344 singleton-birth children (763 boys, 56.8%; mean age, 6.4 years) participating in the Longitudinal Investigation of Global Health in Taiwanese Schoolchildren (LIGHTS) cohort were evaluated by a modified International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) questionnaire and interviewed by pediatricians. Allergic sensitization was determined

SUBMITTER: Lu HY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7322179 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature