Changes in children's lung function over two decades in relation to socioeconomic, parental and household factors in Wuhan, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is important to identify risk and beneficial factors for children's lung function. This study aims to ascertain potential changes in children's lung function in relation to changes in socioeconomic, parental and household factors, based on a comparison between two periods spanning 25 years in Wuhan, the largest metropolis in central China.

Methods

In two cross-sectional studies, lung function measurements and questionnaire surveys were conducted on school-age children in 1993-1996 (Period I) and in 2018 (Period II). Children of 6-12 years old from elementary schools were selected by a multistage sampling method. Demographic information, socioeconomic status, feeding methods, parental illness and behavior patterns, as well as household characteristics, were coll

SUBMITTER: Cao S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8339758 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature