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Dietary patterns in pregnancy and respiratory and atopic outcomes in childhood.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19213776     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Studies of the relation between maternal diet in pregnancy and respiratory and atopic outcomes in the offspring have focused on the effects of individual nutrients and foods rather than dietary patterns. A study was undertaken to determine whether dietary patterns in pregnancy are related to childhood asthma and related outcomes. METHODS: In a population-based birth cohort, the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), dietary patterns in pregnancy previously identified using principal components analysis ("health conscious", "traditional", "processed", "vegetarian" and "confectionery") were related to early wheezing phenotypes and eczema; wheezing, hay fever, eczema, doctor-diagnosed asthma, atopy and total IgE at 7 years; lung function and bronchial responsiveness at 8-9 years. In regression models, confounders were controlled for using propensity scores. RESULTS: Univariately, the "health conscious" pattern was positively associated with eczema, total IgE, forced expiratory volume in 1 s and forced expiratory flow and negatively associated with early wheezing and asthma (unadjusted odds ratios per standard deviation increase in pattern score for early persistent wheeze and asthma: 0.78 (95% CI 0.70 to 0.87), p = 7.3x10(-6), N = 8886 and 0.90 (95% CI 0.84 to 0.97), p = 0.007, N = 7625, respectively). The "processed" pattern was positively associated with early wheezing and negatively associated with atopy and forced vital capacity. On controlling for confounders, the effects were substantially attenuated and became non-significant (adjusted odds ratios for the associations of the "health conscious" pattern with early persistent wheeze and asthma: 1.00 (0.86 to 1.16), p = 0.99 and 0.95 (0.86 to 1.04), p = 0.27, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: In this cohort, dietary patterns in pregnancy did not predict asthma and related outcomes in the offspring after controlling for confounders.
Authors:
S O Shaheen; K Northstone; R B Newson; P M Emmett; A Sherriff; A J Henderson
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2009-02-12
Journal Detail:
Title:  Thorax     Volume:  64     ISSN:  1468-3296     ISO Abbreviation:  Thorax     Publication Date:  2009 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-04-29     Completed Date:  2009-06-18     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0417353     Medline TA:  Thorax     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  411-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, UK. s.shaheen@imperial.ac.uk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Asthma / epidemiology*
Child
Child, Preschool
Cohort Studies
Diet / adverse effects*
Eczema / epidemiology*,  physiopathology
England / epidemiology
Female
Food Habits
Forced Expiratory Volume / physiology
Humans
Infant
Longitudinal Studies
Pregnancy
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects / epidemiology*,  physiopathology
Prenatal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena / physiology*
Prevalence
Respiration Disorders / epidemiology*,  physiopathology
Respiratory Sounds / physiopathology
Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / epidemiology
Vital Capacity / physiology
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
//Medical Research Council; //Wellcome Trust

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