Wheezing and risk factors in the first year of life in Cantabria, Spain. The EISL study

Alberto Bercedo Sanz; Luis Ángel Lastra Martínez; Javier Pellegrini Belinchón; E. Vicente Galindo; Félix Lorente Toledano; Luis Vicente García-Marcos Álvarez

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Wheezing and risk factors in the first year of life in Cantabria, Spain. The EISL study

A. Bercedo-Sanz ^[3] ; L. Lastra-Martínez ^[4] ; J. Pellegrini-Belinchón ^[5] ; E. Vicente-Galindo ^[1] ; F. Lorente-Toledano ^[1] ; L. García-Marcos ^[2]
1. [1] Universidad de Salamanca
  
  Universidad de Salamanca
  
  Salamanca, España
2. [2] Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca
  
  Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca
  
  Murcia, España
3. [3] Centro de Salud Buelna, Los Corrales de Buelna
4. [4] Centro de Salud Cudeyo, Rubayo
5. [5] Centro de Salud de Pizarrales, Salamanca
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Localización: Allergologia et immunopathologia: International journal for clinical and investigate allergology and clinical immunology, ISSN-e 1578-1267, ISSN 0301-0546, Vol. 43, Nº. 6, 2015, págs. 543-552
Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
- Objectives To determine the prevalence of wheezing during the first year of life in Cantabria, Spain and its associated risk factors.
  
  Methodology A cross-sectional, multicentre, descriptive epidemiological study was carried out in a representative sample of 958 infants in the first year of life, born in Cantabria. A previously validated and standardised written questionnaire was completed by the parents of infants seen between 12 and 15 months of age in the Primary Care Centres.
  
  Results The prevalence of wheezing was 32.7%. A relationship was found with male gender (OR 1.38, 95%CI [1.05–1.81]), the presence of a sibling (OR 2.43 [1.38–3.98]), attending nursery school (OR 2.40 [1.71–3.35]), exclusive breastfeeding for <3 months (OR 1.47 [1.12–1.93]), a first cold at ≤3 months (OR 2.07 [1.56–2.74]), asthma in siblings (OR 2.17 [1.25–3.77]), parental allergic rhinitis (OR 1.62 [1.10–2.37]) and paracetamol use >1 a week (OR 2.49 [1.31–4.73]), and maternal smoking during pregnancy (OR 2.18 [1.51–3.15]). The prevalence of recurrent wheezing (≥3 episodes) was 14.3%. Significant associations were observed with the male gender (OR 1.79 [1.23–2.60]), attending nursery school (OR 2.92 [1.96–4.35]), first cold at ≤3 months (OR 2.11 [1.46–3.04]), eczema (OR 1.92 [1.21–3.04]), maternal asthma (OR 1.77 [1.00–3.14]), exclusive breastfeeding for <3 months (OR 1.53 [1.06–2.22]), and maternal smoking during pregnancy (OR 1.53 [1.05–2.22]).
  
  Conclusions One third of the infants experienced wheezing during the first year of life; those who were less exclusively breastfed, attended nursery school, presented eczema, family asthma or allergic rhinitis, and maternal smoking during pregnancy.