caa a22 4500 463194160 CHVBK 20180406164917.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170326e20070101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00420-006-0123-6 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00420-006-0123-6 Asthma, eczema, and reports on pollen and cat allergy among pupils in Shanxi province, China [Elektronische Daten] [D. Norbäck, Z.-H. Zhao, Z.-H. Wang, G. Wieslander, Y.-H. Mi, Z. Zhang] Objectives: To study self-reported asthma, eczema, and pollen and furry pet allergy among pupils (9-20years) in Shanxi province, China, in relation to dietary and environmental factors. Methods: A standardised questionnaire was distributed to pupils in two primary and two secondary schools, one in Taiyuan city (3.0 milj. inhabitants), the others in Qingxu county, a rural area 30km outside Taiyuan. Totally, 2,116 pupils (90%) participated. Results: Fifty percent were girls, 61% had been growing up on the countryside, 18% lived in Taiyuan now, 1.7% had ever had asthma, 0.8% had doctor's diagnosed asthma, 1.4% pollen allergy, 1.7% cat allergy, and 0% had dog allergy. Multiple logistic regression was applied, controlling for age, gender, diet, indoor exposures, rural childhood, and current urban residency. Girls had less eczema (OR=0.51; 95%CI 0.28-0.92). Pupils in the city had more eczema (OR=5.05; 95% CI 1.11-23.3). Those with a rural childhood had less asthma (OR=0.17; 95% CI 0.05-0.60), eczema (OR=0.15; 95% CI 0.13-0.66) and pollen/cat allergy (OR=0.50; 95%CI 0.25-0.99). None of the indoor variables was related to asthma or allergy. Children with frequent fruit consumption had less asthma (OR=0.40; 95% CI 0.19-0.82) and pollen/cat allergy (OR=0.49; 95% CI 0.29-0.84). Those with frequent fish consumption had less asthma (OR=0.32; 95% CI 0.11-0.97). Those with frequent hamburgers consumption had more asthma (OR=2.05; 95% CI 1.09-3.87) and eczema (OR=1.85; 95% CI 1.12-3.04). Conclusion: Asthma, eczema, and pollen or pet allergy was uncommon, compared with western countries and other areas in China. Pupils with a rural childhood had less asthma and allergy, which is consistent with the "hygiene hypothesis”. Fruit and fish consumption may reduce, and fast food consumption may increase the risk for asthma. Finally, the higher prevalence of asthma and eczema among younger children, born in the 1990s, indicates a cohort effect similar to that observed in western countries. Springer-Verlag, 2006 Asthma nationallicence Atopy nationallicence China nationallicence Dietary factors nationallicence Rural childhood nationallicence Norbäck D. Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University and University Hospital, 751 85, Uppsala, Sweden aut Zhao Z.-H Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University and University Hospital, 751 85, Uppsala, Sweden aut Wang Z.-H College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Shanxi University, 030006, Taiyuan, China aut Wieslander G. Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University and University Hospital, 751 85, Uppsala, Sweden aut Mi Y.-H Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University and University Hospital, 751 85, Uppsala, Sweden aut Zhang Z. College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Shanxi University, 030006, Taiyuan, China aut International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health Springer-Verlag 80/3(2007-01-01), 207-216 0340-0131 80:3<207 2007 80 420 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-006-0123-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-006-0123-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Norbäck D. Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University and University Hospital, 751 85, Uppsala, Sweden aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Zhao Z.-H Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University and University Hospital, 751 85, Uppsala, Sweden aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Wang Z.-H College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Shanxi University, 030006, Taiyuan, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Wieslander G. Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University and University Hospital, 751 85, Uppsala, Sweden aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Mi Y.-H Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University and University Hospital, 751 85, Uppsala, Sweden aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Zhang Z. College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Shanxi University, 030006, Taiyuan, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health Springer-Verlag 80/3(2007-01-01), 207-216 0340-0131 80:3<207 2007 80 420 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer