Risk factors for allergic diseases: a cross-sectional survey of 9,501 Chinese preschool-aged children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Childhood allergic diseases are increasing worldwide with unprecedented complexity and severity, and they cause a major burden on health and healthcare costs. We aimed to identify potential factors, both in isolation and in combination, associated with allergic diseases among preschool-aged children, and to construct a nomogram prediction model based on significant factors.

Methods

We cross-sectionally recruited 9,501 preschool-aged children from 30 kindergartens in Beijing and Tangshan. Allergic diseases were ascertained according to the "International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood" questionnaire. Risk for allergic diseases is quantified by odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI).

Results

Four factors were identified to be independen

SUBMITTER: Yang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8429857 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature