Risk factors of Asthma in preschool children
Leili
Aghebati Maleki1, 2,
Behzad
Baradaran1, 2*,
Jafar
Majidi1, 2,
Zohreh
Babaloo1, 2,
Ali
Aghebati Maleki1, 2,
Fatemeh
Zare Shahneh1, 2 and
Fatemeh
Zamani1, 2
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1
Immunology Research Center, Iran
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2
Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Science, Tabriz, Iran, Iran
Asthma is the leading cause of chronic inflammatory illness in children. Common symptoms include wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath. Asthma is caused by a combination of environmental and genetic factors. The prevalence of asthma in children, for unknown reasons, has increased in many countries over recent years steadily. The International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC), was founded to maximize the value of epidemiological research into asthma and allergic disease, by establishing a standardized methodology and facilitating international collaboration. To plan effective interventions to reverse this trend we need a better understanding of the risk factors for asthma in early life. Multiple factors were associated with asthma symptoms in preschool children. Factors which increased the risk of asthma were: atopy or presence of allergies, having a parent with a history of asthma or allergies, low birth weight, having had a serious respiratory infection in the first 2 years of life, male gender, lower air conditioning, using feather pillow and blanket bedding and exposure to tobacco smoke before or after birth. Breast feeding and consumption of polyunsaturated fats decreased the risk of asthma. Also, change in environmental factors and sedentary life style from first year of life may prevent the development of childhood asthma.
Keywords:
Asthma,
preschool,
Children,
Risk factors,
Infection
Conference:
15th International Congress of Immunology (ICI), Milan, Italy, 22 Aug - 27 Aug, 2013.
Presentation Type:
Abstract
Topic:
Immune-mediated disease pathogenesis
Citation:
Aghebati Maleki
L,
Baradaran
B,
Majidi
J,
Babaloo
Z,
Aghebati Maleki
A,
Zare Shahneh
F and
Zamani
F
(2013). Risk factors of Asthma in preschool children.
Front. Immunol.
Conference Abstract:
15th International Congress of Immunology (ICI).
doi: 10.3389/conf.fimmu.2013.02.00304
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Received:
23 Mar 2013;
Published Online:
22 Aug 2013.
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Correspondence:
Dr. Behzad Baradaran, Immunology Research Center, Tabriz, Iran, Behzad_im@yahoo.com