Association between prenatal or postpartum exposure to tobacco smoking and allergic rhinitis in the offspring: An updated meta-analysis of nine cohort studies.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Previous studies have suggested an association between tobacco smoke exposure and allergic rhinitis. This study aimed to investigate if prenatal or postpartum smoke exposure will increase the risk of allergic rhinitis in offspring.

Methods

PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane library were searched from inception to July 2020 for eligible studies investigating the association between smoking exposure and allergic rhinitis. The random-effects model was adopted for the meta-analysis to obtain the summary odds ratio (OR) with a 95% confidence interval (CI). Subgroup analysis based on the age of children was performed. Sensitivity analysis was carried out to check the robustness of the results. Publication bias of included studies was assessed.

Results

This meta-a

SUBMITTER: Li X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8996217 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature