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Association of maternal anemia with increased wheeze and asthma in children

2011; Elsevier BV; Volume: 106; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.anai.2010.11.007

1534-4436

Elizabeth W. Triche, Lisbet S. Lundsberg, Paige G. Wickner, Kathleen Belanger, Brian P. Leaderer, Michael B. Bracken,

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies

Background Increasing interest has focused on maternal nutrition and micronutrient status during pregnancy and respiratory disease development in the offspring. Objective To examine the relationship between maternal anemia in pregnancy with wheeze and asthma in early childhood. Methods The cohort included children of women followed through pregnancy and recontacted when the child was 6 years of age to evaluate respiratory health. Exposure was assessed using maternal anemia diagnosis and hemoglobin (Hgb) < 11 during delivery hospitalization. Study outcomes include wheezing in early childhood; patterns of wheeze from birth to age 6 (early-onset transient wheeze; late-onset wheeze; early-onset persistent wheeze); and diagnosis of childhood asthma. Results Maternal anemia was reported by 11.9% of mothers and was associated with recurrent infant wheeze in the first year (adjusted odds ratio [ORa] = 2.17, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.18, 4.00), wheezing before age 3 (Ora = 2.42, 95% CI 1.38, 4.23), and early-onset transient and early-onset persistent wheeze patterns (Ora = 2.81, 95%CI 1.38, 5.72, and Ora = 2.07, 95% CI 1.02, 4.22), respectively. Among children of mothers with asthma, maternal anemia was associated with recurrent wheeze in year 1 (Ora = 4.22, 95% CI 1.65, 10.80) and wheeze before age 3 (Ora = 2.73, 95% CI 1.17, 6.35). Offspring of mothers with asthma also had increased odds of asthma diagnosis (Ora = 2.53, 95% CI 1.04, 6.17) and current asthma (Ora = 3.46, 95% CI 1.45, 8.26). Conclusions Maternal anemia during pregnancy is associated with infant respiratory health outcomes. If this observation is replicated, maternal anemia may be a target for intervention and future research. Increasing interest has focused on maternal nutrition and micronutrient status during pregnancy and respiratory disease development in the offspring. To examine the relationship between maternal anemia in pregnancy with wheeze and asthma in early childhood. The cohort included children of women followed through pregnancy and recontacted when the child was 6 years of age to evaluate respiratory health. Exposure was assessed using maternal anemia diagnosis and hemoglobin (Hgb) < 11 during delivery hospitalization. Study outcomes include wheezing in early childhood; patterns of wheeze from birth to age 6 (early-onset transient wheeze; late-onset wheeze; early-onset persistent wheeze); and diagnosis of childhood asthma. Maternal anemia was reported by 11.9% of mothers and was associated with recurrent infant wheeze in the first year (adjusted odds ratio [ORa] = 2.17, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.18, 4.00), wheezing before age 3 (Ora = 2.42, 95% CI 1.38, 4.23), and early-onset transient and early-onset persistent wheeze patterns (Ora = 2.81, 95%CI 1.38, 5.72, and Ora = 2.07, 95% CI 1.02, 4.22), respectively. Among children of mothers with asthma, maternal anemia was associated with recurrent wheeze in year 1 (Ora = 4.22, 95% CI 1.65, 10.80) and wheeze before age 3 (Ora = 2.73, 95% CI 1.17, 6.35). Offspring of mothers with asthma also had increased odds of asthma diagnosis (Ora = 2.53, 95% CI 1.04, 6.17) and current asthma (Ora = 3.46, 95% CI 1.45, 8.26). Maternal anemia during pregnancy is associated with infant respiratory health outcomes. If this observation is replicated, maternal anemia may be a target for intervention and future research.