Serum periostin levels associates to secondhand tobacco smoke exposure and exercise in children

Methods This cross-sectional study examined 1,265 children from the general pediatric population who were first grade to sixth grade attended 6 elementary schools in Korea between June and July 2016. After univariate linear regression, secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) exposure in pregnancy was associa...

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Published inJournal of allergy and clinical immunology Vol. 141; no. 2; p. AB234
Main Authors Soon, Sung Myong, Suk, Lee Kyung, Yong, Han Man, Sung, Baek Hey, K, Izuhara
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published St. Louis Elsevier Inc 01.02.2018
Elsevier Limited
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Children
Passive smoking
Smoke
Tobacco
Tobacco smoke
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Summary:Methods This cross-sectional study examined 1,265 children from the general pediatric population who were first grade to sixth grade attended 6 elementary schools in Korea between June and July 2016. After univariate linear regression, secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) exposure in pregnancy was associated with a statistically significant increased risk of serum periostin level (aOR 1.890, 95% CI 1.047 - 3.410, P = 0.035), but no SHS exposure in afterbirth 1 year.
ISSN:0091-6749
1097-6825
DOI:10.1016/j.jaci.2017.12.738