Factors Associated with the Development of Childhood Asthma in Japan: A Nationwide Longitudinal Study.

Masakazu FuruhataYuichiro OtsukaYoshitaka KaneitaSachi NakagomeMaki JikeOsamu ItaniTakashi Ohida

Published in: Maternal and child health journal (2021)

Parental smoking behavior is a key risk factor for the development of asthma. Among low birth weight infants, being a boy, having older siblings, and father`s smoking behavior were predictive factors for the development of asthma. However, low birth weight was not associated with the development of asthma after 6 years of age.

Keyphrases

low birth weight
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
preterm infants
lung function
human milk
preterm birth
smoking cessation
cystic fibrosis
intellectual disability
middle aged