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To assess the relationship between parental smoking, subsequent development of childhood asthma, and pulmonary function before age 12.

January 1, 1992PEDIATRICS

Increased Incidence of Asthma in Children of Smoking Mothers

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FMFernando D. MartinezUniversity of Arizona MCMartha G. ClineSprint (United States)BBB BurrowsArizona State University

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Cohort study reveals heavy maternal smoking increases asthma risk and impairs lung function in children of less-educated mothers, highlighting socioeconomic vulnerabilities to smoke exposure.

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To assess the relationship between parental smoking, subsequent development of childhood asthma, and pulmonary function before age 12.
Followed a cohort of more than 700 children enrolled before age 5 up to age 12.
Evaluated maternal smoking exposure (≥10 cigarettes/day vs. <10 or none) stratified by maternal educational attainment (≤12 years vs. >12 years), adjusting for parental respiratory symptoms.
Children of mothers with ≤12 years of education smoking ≥10 cigarettes daily were 2.5 times more likely to develop asthma (95% CI, 1.42 to 4.59; P = .0018) than those of mothers with equivalent education who smoked less or not at all.
Children exposed to heavy maternal smoking had a 15.7% lower maximal midexpiratory flow (P < .001), independent of parental self-reported respiratory symptoms.
No association was observed between maternal smoking and asthma incidence or maximal midexpiratory flow among children of mothers with more than 12 years of education.

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Martinez et al. (1992) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69de892a210a0977fce949ba https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.89.1.21

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Cohort study reveals heavy maternal smoking increases asthma risk and impairs lung function in children of less-educated mothers, highlighting socioeconomic vulnerabilities to smoke exposure.

Increased Incidence of Asthma in Children of Smoking Mothers

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