内毒素暴露和儿童期喘息和哮喘:对观察性研究的荟萃分析
2011/08/30
摘要
背景:内毒素暴露作为儿童哮喘和相关症状的一个潜在致病因素已经进行了广泛的研究,但结果并不一致。为了阐明上述关系,本研究旨在对研究内毒素暴露与儿童喘息和哮喘相关性的试验进行荟萃分析。
方法:对MEDLINE、Highwire、CINAHL和Cochrane图书馆数据库的相关研究和综述进行分析。计算内毒素暴露和喘息或哮喘的校正后优势比(OR)和相应的95%可信区间(CI),汇总后采用STATA 11.1计算总括效应估计值。
结果:19项研究入选本项荟萃分析。总括效应估计值显示,内毒素与婴儿和幼儿的喘息正相关(OR:1.48;95%CI:1.10-1.98),但与学龄期儿童的哮喘负相关[OR:0.82;95%CI:0.69-0.97(内毒素浓度);OR:0.68;95%CI:0.50-0.93 (内毒素负荷)]。
结论:基于入选的研究,内毒素是年幼儿童喘息的一个危险因素,但同时也是年长儿童的一个保护性因素。因此,本研究支持这项“卫生学假设”。
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J Asthma. 2011 Jul 6. [Epub ahead of print]
Endotoxin Exposure and Childhood Wheeze and Asthma: A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.
Mendy A, Gasana J, Vieira ER, Forno E, Patel J, Kadam P, Ramirez G.
Source
Robert Stempel School of Public Health, Florida International University , Miami, FL , USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND:Exposure to endotoxin has been widely investigated as a potential factor for asthma and associated symptoms in children with different results. To clarify a potential relationship, we performed the present meta-analysis to integrate the results of studies examining the association of endotoxin exposure with wheeze and asthma in children.
METHODS:A search for relevant studies and reviews was conducted in MEDLINE, Highwire, CINAHL, and The Cochrane Library databases. Adjusted odds ratio (OR) with corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI) for endotoxin exposure and wheeze or asthma were retrieved and pooled to generate summary effect estimates in STATA 11.1.
RESULTS:Nineteen studies were included in the meta-analysis. The summary estimates suggested that endotoxin was positively associated with wheeze in infants and toddlers (meta-OR: 1.48, 95% CI: 1.10-1.98), but negatively related to asthma in school-aged children (meta-OR: 0.82, 95% CI: 0.69-0.97 for endotoxin concentration and 0.68, 95% CI: 0.50-0.93 for endotoxin load).
CONCLUSIONS:Based on the studies evaluated, endotoxin is a risk factor for wheeze in younger children, but a protective factor for asthma in older children. Thus, this study supports the "hygiene hypothesis."
J Asthma. 2011 Jul 6. [Epub ahead of print]