Children with East Asian-Born Parents Have an Increased Risk of Allergy but May Not Have More Asthma in Early Childhood

NHA Suaini; JJ Koplin; RL Peters; M Sasaki; JA Ellis; DJ Martino; AJ Lowe; MLK Tang; AL Ponsonby; LC Gurrin; SC Dharmage; KJ Allen

Journal article

Children with East Asian-Born Parents Have an Increased Risk of Allergy but May Not Have More Asthma in Early Childhood

NHA Suaini, JJ Koplin, RL Peters, M Sasaki, JA Ellis, DJ Martino, AJ Lowe, MLK Tang, AL Ponsonby, LC Gurrin, SC Dharmage, KJ Allen

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology in Practice | ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV | Published : 2019

DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2018.07.042

Abstract

Background: We previously reported that infants with Asian-born parents are 3 times more likely to have IgE-mediated food allergy than those with Australian-born parents. It is unknown whether this translates to the increased risk of other allergic diseases later in childhood and whether ancestry interacts with other risk factors for allergic disease development. Objective: To compare prevalence and risk factors for allergic rhinitis, asthma, and aeroallergen sensitization at age 6 between children with East Asian-born and Caucasian-born parents. Methods: A total of 5276 1-year-old infants were recruited into a population-based longitudinal study of allergy. A total of 4455 children particip..

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Rachel Peters Author

Adrian Lowe Author

Mimi Tang Author

Anne-Louise Ponsonby Author

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Funding Acknowledgements

This work was supported by funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia, Ilhan Food Allergy Foundation, AnaphylaxiStop, the Charles and Sylvia Viertel Medical Research Foundation, the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program, and the NHMRC Centre for Food and Allergy Research.