The Relationship Between Psychosocial Stress and  Allergic Disease Among Children and Adolescents in Gwangyang Bay, Korea

Mee-Ri Lee; 손부순; 박유리; 김혜미; 문종윤; 이용진; 김용배

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저자정보: Mee-Ri Lee 손부순 박유리 김혜미 문종윤 이용진 김용배

저널정보: 대한예방의학회 예방의학회지 예방의학회지 제45권 제6호

발행연도: 2012.1

수록면: 374 - 380 (7page)

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Objectives: Stress is considered a causal factor in many diseases, allergic disease being one of them. The prevalence of allergic disease is increasing in Korea, but the relationship between allergic symptoms and stress is not empirically well known. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between allergy-related symptoms and stress in children and adolescents. Methods: We investigated 698 children and adolescents living in Gwangyang Bay, Korea, using a multi-stage cluster sampling method. Using the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood and the Psychosocial Well-being Index, these subjects were surveyed on allergy-related symptoms and psychosocial stressors in their lives, respectively. We used a multivariate logistic analysis for odds ratios for the complaint rate of allergic symptoms, after adjusting for age, gender, household income, body mass index, and residence. Results: After adjustments, lifetime rhinitis (odds ratio [OR], 1.024), rhinoconjunctivitis (OR, 1.090), diagnosis of itchy eczema (OR, 1.040), treatment of itchy eczema (OR, 1.049), 12-month allergic conjunctivitis (OR, 1.026), diagnosis of allergic conjunctivitis (OR, 1.031), and treatment of allergic conjunctivitis (OR, 1.034) were found to be significantly associated with stress. Conclusions: Our results support the notion that there is a relationship between stress and allergic symptoms in children and adolescents. Further research into any causal relationship between stress and allergies, as well as preventative public health plans for decreasing stress in children and adolescents are needed.

#Psychological stress #Asthma #Rhinitis #Atopic dermatitis #Allergic conjunctivitis

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