Pertussis in French adolescents: risk factors and respiratory sequels.
An analysis of the risk factors for pertussis and the possible respiratory sequels was carried out in a sample of 499 children and adolescents aged 10-16 years from the general population in north-eastern France. 44 subjects (8.8%) had pertussis during childhood; and the sex ratio was 1 in these cases. Pertussis was significantly associated with a maternal history of respiratory disease, residence in a rural area and coal heating. In a multiple logistic regression model, a maternal history of respiratory disease was the only significant factor (p = 0.01), the number of siblings being of borderline significance (p = 0.06). No increase in respiratory symptoms or asthma prevalence was found in our subjects who had pertussis during childhood.
Teculescu
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INSERM Unité 115, Vandoeuvre, Nancy, France.
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Aubry
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Pham
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Kuntz
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Deschamps
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D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000150:complications; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000209:etiology*