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Association Between Socioeconomic Status and Prevalence of Hypersensitivity Diseases and Autism: A Nationwide Study of Children

verfasst von: Tzu-Jung Wong, Tsung Yu

Erschienen in: Maternal and Child Health Journal | Ausgabe 12/2023

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Abstract

Objective

Prior research suggests that children with a low socioeconomic status (SES) background are at an increased risk for special healthcare needs. Conversely, for hypersensitivity-related diseases, many studies reported a lower risk among children with lower SES according to the hygiene hypothesis. We aimed to evaluate the association between SES and several hypersensitivity diseases and autism in a representative American sample.

Methods

We used data from the 2016, 2017 and 2018 US National Survey of Children’s Health. A total of 102,341 children aged 0–17 years were included. The dependent variables were doctor-diagnosed allergies, arthritis, asthma, diabetes, and autism. The main SES indicators were family poverty levels, highest education of the reported adults and difficulty in family income. Our analysis used logistic regression that accounted for the survey sampling design.

Results

The sample had a mean age of 9.4 ± 5.3 years. The weighted prevalence for allergies was 24.4%, 0.3% for arthritis, 11.9% for asthma, 0.5% for diabetes and 2.6% for autism. Children with adults reporting higher educational levels had greater odds of allergies (adjusted odds ratio and 95% CI: 1.48, 1.23–1.78) than those with lower educational levels. But for all other diseases, most findings suggested that a higher odds of disease was associated with lower SES instead of higher SES.

Conclusions

A low SES background remains an important risk factor for hypersensitivity diseases in children. Most of our results suggested that children with low SES were associated with a higher risk of hypersensitivity diseases and autism.

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Titel: Association Between Socioeconomic Status and Prevalence of Hypersensitivity Diseases and Autism: A Nationwide Study of Children
verfasst von: Tzu-Jung Wong
Tsung Yu
Publikationsdatum: 12.10.2023
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Maternal and Child Health Journal / Ausgabe 12/2023
Print ISSN: 1092-7875
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-6628
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-023-03789-z

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