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Yang-Huang, Junwen McGrath, Jennifer J. Gauvin, Lise Nikiema, Béatrice Spencer, Nicholas James Awad, Yara Abu Clifford, Susan A. Markham, Wolfgang Mensah, Fiona White, Pär Andersson Ludvigsson, Johnny Faresjö, Tomas Duijts, Liesbeth van Grieken, Amy Raat, Hein |
Early Family Socioeconomic Status and Asthma-Related Outcomes in School-Aged Children: Results from Seven Birth Cohort Studies Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health published online (7 June 2024). Also: https://jech.bmj.com/content/early/2024/06/07/jech-2023-220726 Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79, NLSY79 Young Adult Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group, Ltd. - British Medical Journal Publishing Group Keyword(s): Asthma; Education; Household Income; Income; Mothers; Mothers, Education; Mothers, Income; Mothers, Working; Social Environment; Socioeconomic Background; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status (SES) Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Objective: To examine the associations between maternal education and household income during early childhood with asthma-related outcomes in children aged 9–12 years in the UK, the Netherlands, Sweden, Australia, the USA and Canada. Methods: Data on 31 210 children were obtained from 7 prospective birth cohort studies across six countries. Asthma-related outcomes included ever asthma, wheezing/asthma attacks and medication control for asthma. Relative social inequalities were estimated using pooled risk ratios (RRs) adjusted for potential confounders (child age, sex, mother ethnic background and maternal age) for maternal education and household income. The Slope Index of Inequality (SII) was calculated for each cohort to evaluate absolute social inequalities. Results: Ever asthma prevalence ranged from 8.3% (Netherlands) to 29.1% (Australia). Wheezing/asthma attacks prevalence ranged from 3.9% (Quebec) to 16.8% (USA). Pooled RRs for low (vs high) maternal education and low (vs high) household income were: ever asthma (education 1.24, 95% CI 1.13 to 1.37; income 1.28, 95% CI 1.15 to 1.43), wheezing/asthma attacks (education 1.14, 95% CI 0.97 to 1.35; income 1.22, 95% CI 1.03 to 1.44) and asthma with medication control (education 1.16, 95% CI 0.97 to 1.40; income 1.25, 95% CI 1.01 to 1.55). SIIs supported the lower risk for children with more highly educated mothers and those from higher-income households in most cohorts, with few exceptions. Conclusions: Social inequalities by household income on the risk of ever asthma, wheezing/asthma attacks, and medication control for asthma were evident; the associations were attenuated for maternal education. These findings support the need for prevention policies to address the relatively high risks of respiratory morbidity in children in families with low socioeconomic status. |
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Yang-Huang, Junwen, Jennifer J. McGrath, Lise Gauvin, Béatrice Nikiema, Nicholas James Spencer, Yara Abu Awad, Susan A. Clifford, Wolfgang Markham, Fiona Mensah, Pär Andersson White, Johnny Ludvigsson, Tomas Faresjö, Liesbeth Duijts, Amy van Grieken and Hein Raat. "Early Family Socioeconomic Status and Asthma-Related Outcomes in School-Aged Children: Results from Seven Birth Cohort Studies ." Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health published online (7 June 2024).
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