Analysis of the risk factors of chronic cough in children

VernacularTitle:儿童慢性咳嗽危险因素分析
Author: Liyan LUO ; Haoping RAO ; Shijie JIN ; Niu DING ; Ting YANG ; Shujuan LUO
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Cough; chronic disease; Risk factors; Case-control studies; Child
From: Journal of Chinese Physician 2013;(5):617-620
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore the risk factors of chronic cough in children.Methods A hospital-based case-control study was conducted.A total of 60 children with chronic cough and 120 non-chronic cough children were interviewed with standard questionnaires.Non-conditional multivariable logistic model was performed to analyze the risk factors.Results Among 192 children that were performed questionnaire survey,180 cases were obtained the complete data with a questionnaire response rate of 93.75％.No significant difference in age,gender,and permanent residence was found between chronic cough and control groups,respectively (P ＞0.05).As shown in multivariable logistic model,parents with sensitive history (OR =1.924),mother or father smoking (mother:OR =1.989 ; father:OR =2.156),poor ventilation (OR =27.906),and interior decoration less than 3 months stay (OR =4.652) increased the risk of chronic cough in children.Conclusions Many factors,even the domestic environmental factors,are associated with chronic cough in children.It's time to strengthen the intervention of risk factors for reducing the occurrence of chronic cough in children.