Yoshihiro Miyake, Yukihiro Ohya, Keiko Tanaka, Tetsuji Yokoyama, Satoshi Sasaki, Wakaba Fukushima, Satoko Ohfuji, Kyoko Saito, Chikako Kiyohara, Yoshio Hirota et al.
Atopic eczema is most commonly diagnosed in children under the age of 5 yr. Environmental factors during pregnancy or in early life may confer risk for childhood atopic eczema. The present prospective study examined the relationship of the perinatal home environment and the risk of suspected atopic eczema among Japanese infants under the age of 1. Study subjects were 865 parent-child pairs. The term 'suspected atopic eczema' was used to define an outcome based on our questionnaire at 2-9 months postpartum. Adjustment was made for maternal age, gestation, family income, maternal and paternal education, maternal and paternal history of asthma, atopic eczema, and allergic rhinitis, time of delivery before the second survey, baby's older siblings, baby's sex, and baby's birth weight...
August 2007: Pediatric Allergy and Immunology