[Passive smoking and other risk factors associated to the lower respiratory illnesses in sucking infants].
OBJECTIVE
We try to evaluate the frequency of lower respiratory illnesses (LRIs), during the first year of life and it's relation to other risk factors, overall passive smoking and modes of feeding.


METHODS
This is a retrospective study in our city.


METHODS
Primary Health Care.


METHODS
The study population is 240 children during the first year of life, born in 1993 and we have collected clinical information about risk factors and LRIs number.


RESULTS
A 37% have suffered from at least one episode of LRIs, during the first year of life. The parental smoking appears in 46.6%. The incidence of LRIs was strongly associated with passive smoking (OR = 1.86), exclusive breast-feeding and at least for 5 months (OR = 2.1) and older brothers (OR = 3.12). The number of episodes of LRIs was statistically significative higher in males (males 0.82 +/- 1.67 episodes; females 0.48 +/- 0.67 episodes) (p = 0.0489).


CONCLUSIONS
In our report, the risk factors more strongly related with LRIs in suckling infants are passive smoking, older brothers, male sex and less than 5 months of breast feeding.
Galve Royo
F
F
Centro de Salud Teruel.
García Vera
C
C
Rubio Sevillano
F J
FJ
Peñascal Pujol
E
E
Jiménez Hereza
J M
JM
Martínez Burgui
J A
JA
D001942:Breast Feeding; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007225:Infant Food; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution
D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution