ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2016
Environmental Determinants of Bronchial Asthma among Saudi School Children in Southwestern Saudi Arabia.
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- Dietary intake of different carbohydrate types and asthma risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Nutrition journal · 2025Pooled it
- Risk factors of asthma in the Asian population: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of physiological anthropology · 2021Pooled it
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- Time Trends and Regional Variation in Prevalence of Asthma and Associated Factors in Saudi Arabia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.BioMed research international · 2018Pooled it
- Risk factors and associations with atopic diseases in the pediatric population in Qatar.Qatar medical journal · 2024Article
- Environmental Exposure and Pediatric Asthma Prevalence in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Cureus · 2023Article
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- The Effects of a Healthy Diet on Asthma and Wheezing in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of asthma and allergy · 2023Review
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- Impact of Air Pollution on Asthma Outcomes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Review
- Atopy and allergic diseases among Saudi young adults: A cross-sectional study.The Journal of international medical research · 2020Article
- Diet and Food Allergy as Risk Factors for Asthma in the Arabian Gulf Region: Current Evidence and Future Research Needs.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Analysis of changes in the expression levels of peripheral blood immunoregulatory T Lymphocytes in children with bronchial asthma accompanied by recurrent infection.Pakistan journal of medical sciencesArticle
- Prevalence and factors associated with adult bronchial asthma in Aseer region, Southwestern Saudi Arabia.Annals of thoracic medicineArticle
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Abstract
The aim here was to study the possible environmental and dietary determinants of asthma among school-aged children in Southwestern Saudi Arabia. In a cross-sectional study on a representative sample in Najran in Southwestern Saudi Arabia using an Arabic version of the modified ISAAC Phase III, parent-administered questionnaire data were collected. Skin prick tests (SPTs) were performed. The study included 1700 school children, out of them 468 (27.5%) were diagnosed with, cases of bronchial asthma and 20.8% (353) reported a 12-month nocturnal cough (as a proxy of severe asthma). In multivariable analysis, the study identified the following risk factors for having asthma or severe asthma: having dogs in the house, being male, being exposed to dense truck traffic on the street, using wood as a cooking fuel, conducting vigorous exercise, consuming eggs, consuming vegetables, having an allergic sensitization to dog hair, and being exposed to
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