title: [Respiratory and allergic disorders in children: differences in socio-economic status].
abstract: The association between socio-economic status (SES) and respiratory and allergic disorders is controversial, and conflicting results are reported in literature. We examined this association using as indicators of SES parental education and occupation. Persistent cough resulted inversely associated with SES, while current wheezing and atopic dermatitis were directly associated with SES. The role of SES on frequency of respiratory and allergic conditions in Italy needs to be further investigated, although our results confirm a higher frequency of allergic dermatitis and a lower frequency of persistent cough in more advantaged families.
authors.affiliation: ASL Città di Milano.
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bisanti
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.forename: Enrica
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Migliore
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Galassi
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Caranci
authors.forename: Dario
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mirabelli
authors.forename: Nerina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Agabiti
authors.forename: Valerio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dell'Orco
authors.forename: Lucio
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Armenio
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003371:Cough / Q000453:epidemiology; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004522:Educational Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012135:Respiratory Sounds; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012923:Social Class; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires