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Severity of childhood asthma by socioeconomic status.

Int. J. Epidemiol. 25, 388-393 (1996)
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BACKGROUND: A review of studies on the association between childhood asthma and socioeconomic status (SES) in industrialized countries leads to the conclusion that there does not seem to be a clear association. A study from Aberdeen published 25 years ago, however, shows that among children with asthma, severe asthma is most prevalent in the lower social class, but this distinction between grades of asthma severity has been largely ignored since. METHODS: We screened all fourth grade schoolchildren of German nationality in Munich (4434 children, response rate 87 percent), distinguishing three severity grades in the same way as the study in Aberdeen. RESULTS: Prevalences of childhood asthma are reported by severity grade and SES. Prevalence of severe asthma was found to be significantly higher in the low as compared with the high socioeconomic group (Odds ratio = 2.37; 95 percent confidence interval: 1.28-4.41). This association could not be explained by established risk factors. CONCLUSIONS: More attention should be paid to the association between severe asthma and SES, with measures such as targeting early diagnosis and treatment towards low socioeconomic groups.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Schlagwörter asthma; children; socioeconomic status; health inequalities; NATIONAL SAMPLE; SOCIAL-CLASS; INNER-CITY; CHILDREN; HEALTH; PREVALENCE; BRONCHITIS; DISEASE; POVERTY; SMOKING
Sprache englisch
Veröffentlichungsjahr 1996
HGF-Berichtsjahr 1996
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0300-5771
e-ISSN 1464-3685
Quellenangaben Band: 25, Heft: 2, Seiten: 388-393 Artikelnummer: , Supplement: ,
Verlag Oxford University Press
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed
Institut(e) Institute of Epidemiology (EPI)
Department for Medical Information Systems (MEDIS)
Institute of Health Economics and Health Care Management (IGM)
Scopus ID 0029669705
PubMed ID 9119565
Erfassungsdatum 1996-12-31