| Titre : | Effects of tobacco smoke exposure on asthma prevalence and medical care use in North Carolina middle school children. (2004) |
| Auteurs : | Jesse-J STURM ; Dana Loomis ; Karin YEATTS ; University of North Carolina. Department of Epidemiology. Chapel Hill. USA |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | American journal of public health (vol. 94, n° 2, 2004) |
| Pagination : | 308-313 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | Exposition ; Asthme ; Prévalence ; Epidémiologie ; Tabagisme passif ; Etats Unis ; Amérique ; Enfant 6 9 ans ; Enfant ; Homme ; Appareil respiratoire [pathologie] ; Bronchopneumopathie obstructive ; Fumée tabac ; Amérique du Nord |
| Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS fwbhR0xv. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives : We sought to determine the effects of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and childhood cigarette smoking on asthma symptoms among middle school children in North Carolina. Methods : During 1999-2000, information was collected from a survey completed by the children. Outcomes of asthma symptom reporting were regressed on tobacco smoke exposures. Results : Children who currently smoked or reported any exposure to ETS were at increased risk of reporting active asthma symptoms. Exposure to ETS and childhood cigarette smoking was responsible for 15% of the asthma cases observed in the study population and $1.34 million in excess medical expenditures. Conclusions : Even at low levels of exposure, childhood cigarette smoking and ETS are independently associated with asthmatic symptoms. |

