Mouse allergen, lung function, and atopy in Puerto Rican children |
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Authors: | Erick Forno Michelle M Cloutier Soma Datta Kathryn Paul Jody Sylvia Deanna Calvert Sherell Thornton-Thompson Dorothy B Wakefield John Brehm Robert G Hamilton María Alvarez Angel Colón-Semidey Edna Acosta-Pérez Glorisa Canino Juan C Celedón |
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Affiliation: | Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States of America. |
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Abstract: | ObjectiveTo examine the relation between mouse allergen exposure and asthma in Puerto Rican children.MethodsMus m 1, Der p 1, Bla g 2, and Fel d 1 allergens were measured in dust samples from homes of Puerto Rican children with (cases) and without (controls) asthma in Hartford, CT (n = 449) and San Juan (SJ), Puerto Rico (n = 678). Linear or logistic regression was used for the multivariate analysis of mouse allergen (Mus m 1) and lung function (FEV1 and FEV1/FVC) and allergy (total IgE and skin test reactivity (STR) to ≥1 allergen) measures.ResultsHomes in SJ had lower mouse allergen levels than those in Hartford. In multivariate analyses, mouse allergen was associated with higher FEV1 in cases in Hartford (+70.6 ml, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 8.6–132.7 ml, P = 0.03) and SJ (+45.1 ml, 95% CI = −0.5 to 90.6 ml, P = 0.05). In multivariate analyses of controls, mouse allergen was inversely associated with STR to ≥1 allergen in non-sensitized children (odds ratio [OR] for each log-unit increment in Mus m 1 = 0.7, 95% CI = 0.5–0.9, P<0.01). In a multivariate analysis including all children at both study sites, each log-increment in mouse allergen was positively associated with FEV1 (+28.3 ml, 95% CI = 1.4–55.2 ml, P = 0.04) and inversely associated with STR to ≥1 allergen (OR for each log-unit increment in Mus m 1 = 0.8, 95% CI = 0.6–0.9, P<0.01).ConclusionsMouse allergen is associated with a higher FEV1 and lower odds of STR to ≥1 allergen in Puerto Rican children. This may be explained by the allergen itself or correlated microbial exposures. |
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