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ArticlePloS one2017

IgE sensitization to inhalant allergens and the risk of airway infection and disease: A population-based study.

Tea Skaaby, Lise Lotte Nystrup Husemoen, Betina Heinsbæk Thuesen, Runa Vavia Fenger, Allan Linneberg

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Article in PloS one, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tea SkaabyResearch Centre for Prevention and Health, Capital region of Denmark, Glostrup, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0031-5726
Lise Lotte Nystrup HusemoenResearch Centre for Prevention and Health, Capital region of Denmark, Glostrup, Denmark.
Betina Heinsbæk ThuesenResearch Centre for Prevention and Health, Capital region of Denmark, Glostrup, Denmark.
Runa Vavia FengerResearch Centre for Prevention and Health, Capital region of Denmark, Glostrup, Denmark.
Allan LinnebergResearch Centre for Prevention and Health, Capital region of Denmark, Glostrup, Denmark.
Capital Region of Denmark · DKUniversity of Copenhagen · DK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundImmunoglobulin E (IgE) sensitization, which is the propensity to develop IgE antibodies against common environmental allergens, is associated with a lymphocyte T-helper type 2 (Th2) skewed immune response and a high risk of allergic respiratory disease. Little is known about whether IgE sensitization confers an increased risk of respiratory infections in adults. We investigated the association between IgE sensitization and the incidence of acute airway infections, other infections and chronic lower airway disease events as recorded in nation-wide registries.

methodsWe included 14,849 persons from five population-based studies with measurements of serum specific IgE positivity against inhalant allergens. Participants were followed by linkage to Danish national registries (median follow-up time 11.3 years). The study-specific relative risks were estimated by Cox regression analysis, meta-analysed, and expressed as hazard ratios, HRs (95% confidence intervals, CIs).

resultsThe relative risks for IgE sensitized vs. non-sensitized were: for pneumonia (HR = 1.20, 95% CI: 1.01, 1.41), other acute airway infection (HR = 0.86, 95% CI: 0.60, 1.22), infection (HR = 1.06, 95% CI: 0.90, 1.24), asthma (HR = 2.26, 95% CI: 1.79, 2.86), and other chronic lower airway disease (HR = 1.31, 95% CI: 1.08, 1.58). In never smokers, the higher risk of pneumonia (HR = 1.73, 95% CI: 1.23, 2.44) and asthma (HR = 3.17, 95% CI: 2.10, 4.76) among IgE sensitized was more pronounced.

conclusionsIgE sensitization was associated with a higher risk of asthma, other chronic lower airway diseases, and pneumonia. However, the association between IgE sensitization and pneumonia may be explained by undiagnosed asthma causing the pneumonia. Further studies are needed for confirmation.

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AdolescentAdultAgedCase-Control StudiesDenmarkFemaleHumansImmunizationImmunoglobulin EMaleMiddle AgedRespiratory HypersensitivityRespiratory Tract InfectionsImmunoglobulin E

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