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ArticleScientific reports2017

Exposure to tobacco smoke and childhood rhinitis: a population-based study.

Tsung-Chieh Yao, Su-Wei Chang, Wei-Chiao Chang, Ming-Han Tsai, Sui-Ling Liao, Man-Chin Hua, Shen-Hao Lai, Kuo-Wei Yeh, Yu-Lun Tseng, Wan-Chen Lin and 2 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Tsung-Chieh YaoDivision of Allergy, Asthma, and Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Su-Wei ChangClinical Informatics and Medical Statistics Research Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Wei-Chiao ChangDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Ming-Han TsaiCommunity Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Keelung, Keelung, Taiwan.
Sui-Ling LiaoCommunity Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Keelung, Keelung, Taiwan.
Man-Chin HuaCommunity Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Keelung, Keelung, Taiwan.
Shen-Hao LaiCommunity Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Keelung, Keelung, Taiwan.
Kuo-Wei YehDivision of Allergy, Asthma, and Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Yu-Lun TsengDivision of Allergy, Asthma, and Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Wan-Chen LinDivision of Allergy, Asthma, and Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Hui-Ju TsaiDivision of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Institutes of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, Taiwan.
Jing-Long HuangDivision of Allergy, Asthma, and Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Keelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · TWChang Gung Memorial Hospital · TWChang Gung University · TWNorthwestern University · USTaipei Medical University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exposure to tobacco smoke has been associated with harmful effects on child health. The association between tobacco smoke exposure and childhood rhinitis has not been established in developed or developing countries. We investigated the association between serum cotinine levels and rhinitis in a population sample of 1,315 Asian children. Serum cotinine levels were positively associated with rhinitis ever (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 2.95; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.15-7.60) and current rhinitis (AOR = 2.71; 95% CI: 1.07-6.89), while the association for physician-diagnosed rhinitis approaching borderline significance (AOR = 2.26; 95% CI: 0.88-5.83). Stratified analyses demonstrated significant association of serum cotinine levels with current rhinitis among children without allergic sensitization (AOR = 6.76; 95% CI: 1.21-37.74), but not among those with allergic sensitization. Serum cotinine levels were positively associated with rhinitis ever (AOR = 3.34; 95% CI: 1.05-10.61) and current rhinitis (AOR = 4.23; 95% CI: 1.28-13.97) among adolescents but not in children aged less than 10 years. This population-based study demonstrates supportive evidence for positive association of tobacco smoke exposure with rhinitis, while the effect is mainly confined to non-allergic rhinitis and more pronounced in adolescents than in young children, highlighting the need for raising public health awareness about the detrimental effects of tobacco smoke exposure on children's respiratory health.

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AdolescentChildCotinineCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleOdds RatioRhinitisTobacco Smoke PollutionCotinineTobacco Smoke Pollution

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PMCPMC5311963
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