Hammoudeh Samer, Chandra Prem, Janahi Ibrahim A
Research Affairs, Academic Health System, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Medical Education, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar.
Qatar Med J. 2024 Sep 23;2024(3):49. doi: 10.5339/qmj.2024.49. eCollection 2024.
Asthma is a common noncommunicable disease with public health implications due to the rising number of cases among the pediatric population in Qatar.
The objective of the current study is to explore possible risk factors and associations in relation to pediatric asthma, allergic rhinitis, and eczema cases in Qatar.
Using the Global Asthma Network questionnaires, this study sampled 2646 children, of which 1210 were aged 6-7 years and 1436 were aged 13-14 years in addition to 3831 adult parents or guardians. The STROBE guidelines were used to ensure the reporting of this cross-sectional study. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression were used to produce the odds ratio for the various risk factors and associated factors, respectively. Multiple associations and risk factors for each of the three diseases were reported.
Based on the outcome of a multivariate logistic regression, being born in Qatar was the only risk factor present across all three diseases. Being male, wheezing ever, wheezing after exercise, and having eczema were other risk factors reported for asthma. Being in the older age group, wheezing ever, and having hay fever were other risk factors reported for allergic rhinitis.
The study concluded that further evaluation into associated and risk factors for asthma, allergic rhinitis, and eczema is warranted in the future.
哮喘是一种常见的非传染性疾病，由于卡塔尔儿科人群中病例数不断增加，对公共卫生产生了影响。
本研究的目的是探讨卡塔尔儿童哮喘、过敏性鼻炎和湿疹病例的可能危险因素及关联。
本研究使用全球哮喘网络问卷，对2646名儿童进行了抽样，其中1210名年龄在6至7岁之间，1436名年龄在13至14岁之间，此外还有3831名成年父母或监护人。采用STROBE指南确保本横断面研究的报告。单因素和多因素逻辑回归分别用于得出各种危险因素和相关因素的比值比。报告了三种疾病各自的多重关联和危险因素。
基于多因素逻辑回归的结果，在卡塔尔出生是所有三种疾病共有的唯一危险因素。男性、曾有喘息、运动后喘息和患有湿疹是报告的哮喘其他危险因素。年龄较大、曾有喘息和患有花粉症是报告的过敏性鼻炎其他危险因素。
该研究得出结论，未来有必要对哮喘、过敏性鼻炎和湿疹的相关因素和危险因素进行进一步评估。
