{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Suarez-Medina R"],"funding":["Wellcome Trust"],"pagination":["6"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC3987161"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["14"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>There is a concern that allergic disease in childhood is higher than expected in Cuba. The aim of this study was to determine the risk factors for eczema of infants aged 12-15 months living in Havana.<h4>Methods</h4>We used a cross-sectional epidemiological study design. Data on eczema symptoms and a wide range of lifestyle factors were collected by researcher administered questionnaires.<h4>Results</h4>Data were collected on 1956 children (96% response rate), of whom 672 (34%) were reported as having had eczema. Independent risk factors for eczema included young maternal age (adjusted odds ratio (OR) 0.98 per additional year of age; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.97-0.99), child's weight (OR 1.13 per additional kg; 95% CI: 1.03-1.25), insect sting allergy (OR 2.11; 95% "],"journal":["BMC dermatology"],"pubmed_title":["Risk factors for eczema in infants born in Cuba: a population-based cross-sectional study."],"pmcid":["PMC3987161"],"funding_grant_id":["090375"],"pubmed_authors":["Alfonso-Hernandez A","Navarro-Ruiz M","Varona-Perez P","Luis-Aviles R","Serrano-Gonzalez T","Diaz-Giraldino A","Lazaga-Cala DM","Sardinas-Baez N","Cruz-Acosta S","Cortina-Mena I","Garcia-Sotolongo MB","Sanchez-Diaz E","Cid-Morell Y","Romeo-Ravelo F","Castillo-Hernandez N","Rafols-Turro M","Kessel Diaz O","Vega-Enriquez Y","Castillo-Bu M","Silva D","Avila-Rodriguez I","Venero-Fernandez SJ","Hidalgo-Mederos R","Damas-Martinez A","Diburt-Amita M","Hidalgo-Mederos L","Garcia-Perez K","Santos-Smith K","Pozo-Herrera P","Caraballos-Sanchez Y","Llopis-Pupo I","Suarez-Medina R","Figueroa-Barreto Z","Gonzalez-Morfa C","Rizo-Ramos MN","Cobas-Espino T","Loynaz-Gonzalez M","Carmenate-Fernandez A","Montejo-Guerra VM","Vazquez-Lazo B","Martinez-Hernandez A","Perez-Perez IM","Zubizarreta-Segui L","Oropesa-Varona MJ","Rudy-Colebroork L","Carmen-Hinojosa M","Grinan-Ramos JA","Fogarty AW","Rosado-Garcia FM","Verdecia G","Garcia-Garcia G","Suarez-Quinones R","Alvarez-Valdez G","Alba Monteagudo O","Rodriguez-Trujillo N","Diaz-Hernandez K","de la Mora-Faife E","Del Valle-Infante I","HINASIC (Historia Natural de la Sibilancia en Cuba/National History of Wheezing in Cuba) Study Group","Roque-Pereira G","Menocal-Heredia L","Matos-Ramos C","Calzado-Herrera Y","Betancourt-Lopez M","Penalver-Perez M","Abreu-Quijano JF","Torres-Martinez MC","Venn A","Bravo-Hernandez PL","Torriente-Barzaga N","Valle-Lopez M","Zaldivar-Ricardo D","Ortiz-Hernandez ML","Pando CR","Ferrer-Ceruto Y","Suarez-Paz M","Munoz-Perez J","Gutierrez-Mendoza ER","Esquivel-Barrios GM","Felpeto-Fuentes M","Castillo- Martinez S","Pulido-Diaz VI","Fabre-Ortiz D","Sarduy-Flores R","Pupo-Portal T","Corona-Carnero Y","Comas-Fonseca G","Betancourt-Cabreras I","Velasquez-Perez Y","Gainza-Bueno Y","Rivero R","Magana-Alvarez Y","Tenreiro-Vilda GC","Del Rio-Diaz A","Gomez-Suliman V","Gomez-Marrero L","Britton J","Del Toro F","Marrero-Sosa M","Torres Zulueta RM","Fundora-Hernandez H","Betancourt-Orue M","Quintana R","Rodriguez-Bertheau AM","Magana-Alvarez BJ","Alvarez-Valdez V"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Risk factors for eczema in infants born in Cuba: a population-based cross-sectional study.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>There is a concern that allergic disease in childhood is higher than expected in Cuba. The aim of this study was to determine the risk factors for eczema of infants aged 12-15 months living in Havana.<h4>Methods</h4>We used a cross-sectional epidemiological study design. Data on eczema symptoms and a wide range of lifestyle factors were collected by researcher administered questionnaires.<h4>Results</h4>Data were collected on 1956 children (96% response rate), of whom 672 (34%) were reported as having had eczema. Independent risk factors for eczema included young maternal age (adjusted odds ratio (OR) 0.98 per additional year of age; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.97-0.99), child's weight (OR 1.13 per additional kg; 95% CI: 1.03-1.25), insect sting allergy (OR 2.11; 95% ","dates":{"release":"2014-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2014 Mar","modification":"2026-05-06T20:43:28.974Z","creation":"2025-06-01T01:34:03.342Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC3987161","cross_references":{"pubmed":["24666750"],"doi":["10.1186/1471-5945-14-6"]}}