PETS, ALLERGY AND RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS IN CHILDREN
PETS, ALLERGY AND RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS IN CHILDREN
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DOI：
10.1093/ije/21.2.338
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发表时间：
1992-04-01
影响因子：
7.7
通讯作者：
HOEK, G
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作者：
BRUNEKREEF, B;GROOT, B;HOEK, G
在3344名6-12岁的荷兰儿童中调查了养宠物与呼吸道过敏和症状之间的关系。宠物的所有权被定义为家里有猫、狗、鸟和/或啮齿动物。据报道，目前养宠物的孩子的呼吸道过敏和症状的患病率低于没有养宠物的父母的孩子。然而，当考虑到过去养宠物的情况时，情况就不同了。呼吸道过敏和症状的患病率最低的是那些过去没有养宠物的人的孩子。其次是过去养过宠物但现在养宠物的人的孩子。其次是从未养过宠物的儿童。据报道，宠物过敏、慢性咳嗽、喘息、伴有喘息的呼吸短促发作和医生诊断的哮喘的患病率最高的是过去有宠物的儿童，但现在没有了。过去养猫的人尤其与宠物过敏和医生诊断的哮喘的高发率有关。近2%的人报告说，他们从来没有因为健康原因养过宠物，超过12%的人报告说，他们过去曾因为健康原因把宠物赶出家门。这些结果表明，选择性地避开和远离宠物导致了宠物饲养与儿童呼吸道过敏和疾病之间横断面关联的扭曲。
The relationship between pet ownership and respiratory allergy and symptoms was investigated in a population of 3344 Dutch children of 6-12 years old. Pet ownership was defined by the presence of cats, dogs, birds and/or rodents in the home. The reported prevalence of respiratory allergy and symptoms was lower among children of current pet owners than among children of parents who owned no pets. When past pet ownership was taken into account, however, a different picture emerged. The lowest prevalence of respiratory allergy and symptoms was found in children of current pet owners who had no pets in the past. The next lowest prevalence was found in children of current pet owners who had had pets in the past also. The next highest prevalence was found in children who never had pets in their life. The highest prevalence of reported pet allergy, chronic cough, wheeze, attacks of shortness of breath with wheezing, and doctor-diagnosed asthma was found in children who had pets in the past but not anymore. Past cat ownership especially was associated with a high prevalence of pet allergy and doctor-diagnosed asthma. Almost 2% of the population reported to never have owned pets for health reasons, and more than 12% reported removing pets from the home for health reasons in the past. These results show that selective avoidance and removal of pets leads to distortions of cross-sectional associations between pet ownership and respiratory allergy and disease among children.