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Parental and household smoking and the increased risk of bronchitis, bronchiolitis and other lower respiratory infections in infancy: systematic review and meta-analysis

Jones, LL; Hashim, A; McKeever, T; Cook, DG; Britton, J; Leonardi-Bee, J (2011) Parental and household smoking and the increased risk of bronchitis, bronchiolitis and other lower respiratory infections in infancy: systematic review and meta-analysis. RESPIRATORY RESEARCH, 12. 1- 11. ISSN 1465-9921 https://doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-12-5
SGUL Authors: Cook, Derek Gordon

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Abstract

Background: Passive smoke exposure increases the risk of lower respiratory infection (LRI) in infants, but the extensive literature on this association has not been systematically reviewed for nearly ten years. The aim of this paper is to provide an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of studies of the association between passive smoking and LRI, and with diagnostic subcategories including bronchiolitis, in infants aged two years and under.Methods: We searched MEDLINE and EMBASE (to November 2010), reference lists from publications and abstracts from major conference proceedings to identify all relevant publications. Random effect pooled odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) were estimated.Results: We identified 60 studies suitable for inclusion in the meta-analysis. Smoking by either parent or other household members significantly increased the risk of LRI; odds ratios (OR) were 1.22 (95% CI 1.10 to 1.35) for paternal smoking, 1.62 (95% CI 1.38 to 1.89) if both parents smoked, and 1.54 (95% CI 1.40 to 1.69) for any household member smoking. Pre-natal maternal smoking (OR 1.24, 95% CI 1.11 to 1.38) had a weaker effect than post-natal smoking (OR 1.58, 95% CI 1.45 to 1.73). The strongest effect was on bronchiolitis, where the risk of any household smoking was increased by an OR of 2.51 (95% CI 1.96 to 3.21).Conclusions: Passive smoking in the family home is a major influence on the risk of LRI in infants, and especially on bronchiolitis. Risk is particularly strong in relation to post-natal maternal smoking. Strategies to prevent passive smoke exposure in young children are an urgent public and child health priority.

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Additional Information: © 2011 Jones et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Keywords: Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Respiratory System, ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO-SMOKE, SYNCYTIAL VIRUS BRONCHIOLITIS, PASSIVE SMOKING, MATERNAL SMOKING, 1ST YEAR, URINARY COTININE, TRACT INFECTIONS, EARLY-CHILDHOOD, HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS, CHILDRENS HEALTH
SGUL Research Institute / Research Centre: Academic Structure > Population Health Research Institute (INPH)
Journal or Publication Title: RESPIRATORY RESEARCH
ISSN: 1465-9921
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10 January 2011Published
Web of Science ID: WOS:000286393800001
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URI: https://openaccess.sgul.ac.uk/id/eprint/2658
Publisher's version: https://doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-12-5

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