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Respiratory symptoms and duration of residence in immigrant teenagers living in Melbourne, Australia.
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Archives of disease in childhood [Arch Dis Child] 1999 Aug; Vol. 81 (2), pp. 159-62. - Publication Year :
- 1999
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Abstract
- Objective: Examination of the relation between respiratory symptoms and time since arrival in Australia in immigrant teenagers living in Melbourne.<br />Design: Two stage, stratified, cross sectional survey.<br />Setting: High schools (n = 51).<br />Subjects: 9794 people aged 13-19 years.<br />Main Outcome Measures: Prevalence of wheeze during a 12 month period, region of birth, duration of residence in Australia.<br />Results: The estimated population 12 month period prevalence of wheeze was 18.9% (95% confidence interval (CI), 18.0 to 19.9). In subjects born outside Australia, residence for five to nine years in Australia was associated with a 2.1-fold (CI, 1.1 to 4.0) increase in the odds of self reported wheeze; after 10-14 years, this risk increased 3.4-fold (CI, 1.8 to 6.7). There was no difference in severity of wheeze, measured by reported frequency of attacks, between Australian born and non-Australian born subjects.<br />Conclusions: The notion of a continued secular increase in the prevalence of wheezing is not supported. There is a time dose effect on the prevalence of symptoms in subjects born outside Australia and now living in Melbourne, which is independent of age and country of birth.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1468-2044
- Volume :
- 81
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Archives of disease in childhood
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 10490527
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.81.2.159