Sonnenschein-van der Voort, A.M, Arends, L.R, de Jongste, J.C, Annesi-Maesano, I, Arshad, S.H, Barros, H, Basterrechea, M, Bisgaard, H, Chatzi, L, Corpeleijn, E, Correia, S, Craig, L.C, Devereux, Gavin, Dogaru, Cristian, Dostal, M, Duchen, K, Eggesbø, M, Van der Ent, C.K, Fantini, M.P, Forastiere, F, Frey, U, Gehring, U, Gori, D, Van der gunten, A.C, Hanke, W, Henderson, A.J, Heude, B, Iñiguez, C, Inskip, H.M, Keil, T, Kelleher, CC, Kogevinas, M, Kreiner-Møller, E, Kuehni, C.E, Küpers, L.K, Lancz, K, Larsen, P.S, Lau, S, Ludvigsson, J, Mommers, M, Nybo Andersen, A.M, Palkovicova, L, Pike, K.C, Pizzi, C, Polanska, K, Porta, D, Richiardi, L, Roberts, G, Schmidt, A, Sram, R, Sunyer, J, Thijs, C, Torrent, M, Viljoen, K, Wijga, A.H, Vrijheid, M, Jaddoe, W V and Duijts, L (2014) Preterm birth, infant weight gain, and childhood asthma risk: a meta-analysis of 147,000 European children. The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 133 (5). pp. 1317-1329. ISSN 0091-6749

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Preterm birth, low birth weight, and infant catch-up growth seem associated with an increased risk of respiratory diseases in later life, but individual studies showed conflicting results. OBJECTIVES: We performed an individual participant data meta-analysis for 147,252 children of 31 birth cohort studies to determine the associations of birth and infant growth characteristics with the risks of preschool wheezing (1-4 years) and school-age asthma (5-10 years). METHODS: First, we performed an adjusted 1-stage random-effect meta-analysis to assess the combined associations of gestational age, birth weight, and infant weight gain with childhood asthma. Second, we performed an adjusted 2-stage random-effect meta-analysis to assess the associations of preterm birth (gestational age <37 weeks) and low birth weight (<2500 g) with childhood asthma outcomes. RESULTS: Younger gestational age at birth and higher infant weight gain were independently associated with higher risks of preschool wheezing and school-age asthma (P < .05). The inverse associations of birth weight with childhood asthma were explained by gestational age at birth. Compared with term-born children with normal infant weight gain, we observed the highest risks of school-age asthma in children born preterm with high infant weight gain (odds ratio OR, 4.47; 95% CI, 2.58-7.76). Preterm birth was positively associated with an increased risk of preschool wheezing (pooled odds ratio pOR, 1.34; 95% CI, 1.25-1.43) and school-age asthma (pOR, 1.40; 95% CI, 1.18-1.67) independent of birth weight. Weaker effect estimates were observed for the associations of low birth weight adjusted for gestational age at birth with preschool wheezing (pOR, 1.10; 95% CI, 1.00-1.21) and school-age asthma (pOR, 1.13; 95% CI, 1.01-1.27). CONCLUSION: Younger gestational age at birth and higher infant weight gain were associated with childhood asthma outcomes. The associations of lower birth weight with childhood asthma were largely explained by gestational age at birth.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Asthma,Birth Weight,Europe,Female,Gestational Age,Humans,Infant,Infant, Newborn,Male,Premature Birth,Risk Factors,Weight Gain,epidemiology,pathology,physiopathology
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Divisions:	Faculty of Health & Science > Department of Health Studies
Depositing User:	Cristian Dogaru
Date Deposited:	12 Dec 2017 14:57
Last Modified:	05 Aug 2020 08:35
URI:	https://oars.uos.ac.uk/id/eprint/366

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