The associations between victimization, feeling unsafe, and asthma episodes among US high-school students.
We examined the associations between victimization, missed school because of feeling unsafe, and asthma episodes among US high-school students using the 2003 Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Cross-sectional analyses on adolescents with asthma (n=1943) showed that any victimization and missed school because of feeling unsafe significantly increased the odds of having an asthma episode in the past year (adjusted odds ratio [OR]=1.45; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.07, 1.95 and adjusted OR = 2.93; 95% CI = 1.90, 4.53, respectively). Victimization and feeling unsafe are important but poorly understood risk factors for asthma.
Swahn
Monica H
MH
Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, Mail Stop K-50, Atlanta, GA 30341-3724, USA. mswahn@cdc.gov
Bossarte
Robert M
RM
D000041:Absenteeism; D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012449:Safety / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012574:Schools / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014754:Violence