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Risk Factors for Asthma Prevalence Among Urban and Nonurban African American Children |
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| Authors: | Jodi von Maffei William S. Beckett Kathleen Belanger Elizabeth Triche Heping Zhang James F. Machung Brian P. Leaderer |
| Affiliation: | a Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A.b Department of Environmental Medicine, Box EHSC, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.c Departments of Environmental Medicine and Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, U.S.A. |
| Abstract: | Urban residence is a risk factor for asthma. We examined multiple risk factors simultaneously among African American children. We interviewed 2409 African American mothers of newborns who had at least 1 child at home under 18 years of age. Sixteen percent reported at least 1 child with physician-diagnosed asthma. Significantly associated with an asthmatic child were maternal asthma and allergies, maternal cigarette smoking, a humidifying device, and a gas range or oven in the home. Urban residence was related to asthma but became nonsignificant once other factors were controlled for. Asthma associated with urban residence may be explained by identifiable factors. |
| Keywords: | African American Asthma Asthma epidemiology Indoor air Pediatric asthma Risk factors Socioeconomic status |
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