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ArticlePediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology2025

Agreement between parent reported and clinical coding of asthma, eczema and allergic rhinitis: The multi-ethnic Born in Bradford cohort.

Gillian Santorelli, Lucy Pembrey, John Wright

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Article in Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Agreement between parent reported and clinical coding of asthma, eczema and allergic rhinitis: The multi-ethnic Born in Bradford cohort.Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology · 2025
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Gillian SantorelliBradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0427-1783
Lucy PembreyDepartment of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0455-7469
John WrightBradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, UK.

Funding

British Heart Foundation CS/16/4/32482Economic and Social Research CouncilEuropean Union Seventh Framework 261357Medical Research CouncilNational Institute for Health and Care ResearchNIHR Applied Research Collaboration Yorkshire and Humber NIHR200166UK Economic and Social Science Research Council (ESRC) MR/N024391/1UK National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment Programme 16/150/06Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust Infrastructure grant WT101597MA
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Abstract

backgroundDiscrepancies between parent reports and electronic health records (EHRs) challenge the accurate estimation of childhood allergic disease prevalence. This study aimed to: (1) compare parent reports of asthma, eczema, and allergic rhinitis with GP-recorded diagnoses; (2) identify factors associated with reporting differences; and (3) assess the predictive validity of parent reports for future diagnoses.

methodsData were analyzed from 2594 children (aged 4-5 years) in the UK Born in Bradford (BiB) cohort. Parent-reported symptoms and diagnoses from questionnaires were compared against diagnoses in primary care EHRs. Agreement was assessed using prevalence estimates and agreement metrics. Logistic and Poisson regression models were used to identify factors influencing reporting and to evaluate predictive validity.

resultsAgreement varied by condition. For parent-reported "ever-diagnosed" asthma, agreement with GP records was good (Kappa = 0.68), while for recent eczema symptoms, it was poor (Kappa = 0.07), though this improved after adjusting for prevalence (PABAK = 0.66). Parent reports were highly reliable for ruling out diagnoses. Factors including ethnicity and GP visit frequency were associated with reporting discrepancies. Parent reports at age 4-5 strongly predicted a future GP diagnosis, increasing the risk fivefold for asthma and threefold for allergic rhinitis.

conclusionNeither parent reports nor EHRs alone capture the full picture of childhood allergic disease. Parent reports offer crucial insights into symptom burden and future risk, while EHRs provide objective diagnostic data. An integrating approach, combining both sources, is essential for comprehensive epidemiological research and a more complete understanding of disease burden.

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AsthmaEczemaParentsRhinitis, AllergicChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesElectronic Health RecordsEthnicityFemaleHumansMalePrevalenceSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited Kingdomchildhood allergic diseaseschildhood asthmadiagnostic agreementelectronic health recordsparent reportpredictive validity

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