| Title | Caesarean section and risk of asthma and allergy in adulthood. | | Author(s) | Xu B, Pekkanen J, Hartikainen AL, Järvelin MR | | Institution | Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Imperial College School of Medicine, Norfolk Place W2 1PG, London, UK. | | Source | J Allergy Clin Immunol 2001 Apr; 107(4):732-3. | | MeSH | Adult
Asthma
Cesarean Section
Female
Humans
Hypersensitivity
Pregnancy
Risk
| | Abstract | This study evaluated the relationship of caesarean section to the risk of asthma in adulthood. The data were based on a prospective birth cohort born in northern Finland in 1966. In 1997, when the members of the cohort were 31 years old, information on current doctor-diagnosed asthma and other allergic disorders was obtained from 1953 subjects by a self-administered questionnaire and skin prick test. Caesarean section had a strong effect on current doctor-diagnosed asthma in adulthood with an adjusted odds ratio (OR) of 3.23 (95% CI 1.53, 6.80). However, no substantial effects were observed for atopy, hay fever, and atopic eczema. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
| | PubMed ID | 11295666 |
|
