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. 2016 Aug 24;59(8):319–327. doi: 10.3345/kjp.2016.59.8.319

Table 1. The effect of environmental tobacco smoke exposure during perinatal period on the development of childhood allergic diseases.

Source Design Time to ETS exposure Outcome Age at outcome measure (yr) Pooled risk (95% CI)
Feleszko et al.34) Meta-analysis After birth Allergic sensitization, SPT Overall 1.15 (1.04–1.28)
<7 1.30 (1.05–1.61)
≥7 0.96 (0.79–1.18)
Allergic sensitization, sIgE Overall 1.12 (1.00–1.25)
<7 1.20 (1.05–1.38)
≥7 1.11 (0.99–1.25)
Burke et al.37) Meta-analysis In utero Wheeze ≤2 1.41 (1.19–1.67)
3–4 1.28 (1.14–1.44)
Asthma 5–18 1.52 (1.23–1.87)
≤2 1.85 (1.35–2.53)
3–4 1.30 (0.88–1.92)
5–18 1.23 (1.12–1.44)
Maternal smoking, after birth Wheeze ≤2 1.70 (1.24–2.35)
3–4 1.65 (1.20–2.28)
5–18 1.18 (0.99–1.40)
Asthma ≤2 2.47 (0.65–9.39)
3–4 1.05 (0.88–1.25)
5–18 1.20 (0.98–1.44)
Silvestri et al.38) Meta-analysis Perinatal <6 1.36 (1.19–1.55)
Wheeze ≥6 1.22 (1.03–1.44)
In utero only Overall 1.24 (1.11–1.38)
Saulyte et al.33) Meta-analysis In utero Allergic rhinitis Overall 1.07 (0.92–1.28)
Saulyte et al.33) Meta-analysis Perinatal Atopic dermatitis Overall 1.07 (0.96–1.19)
Saulyte et al.33) Meta-analysis Postnatal Food allergy Overall 1.01 (0.56–1.82)
Henderson et al.39) Two birth cohort <6 Months of age
ALSPAC In utero 1.30 (1.09–1.56)
After birth Wheeze 1.11 (0.98–1.25)
ELSPAC In utero 0.99 (0.64–1.55)
After birth 1.66 (1.17–2.36)
Herberth et al.30) Birth cohort In utero Atopic dermatitis <1 2.15 (1.05–4.40)
<2 2.02 (1.08–3.77)
<3 2.02 (1.12–3.67)
Sariachvili et al.41) Birth cohort In utero, maternal active <1 0.8 (0.5–1.4)
In utero, maternal passive Atopic dermatitis 0.7 (0.5–0.9)
After birth 1.2 (0.7–2.1)
Linneberg et al.42) Birth cohort In utero Atopic dermatitis ≤18 months of age
Every day 0.87 (0.78–0.98)
Less than every day 1.07 (0.80–1.44)
Jedrychowski et al.44) Birth cohort Perinatal Atopic dermatitis <1 1.13 (0.53–2.42)
ETS plus PM2.5 2.39 (1.10–5.18)

ETS, environmental tobacco smoke; CI, confidence interval; SPT, skin prick test; slgE, specific lgE; ALSPAC, the Avon Study of Parents and Children; ELSPAC, the United Kingdom and European Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood; PM2.5, particulate matter 2.5.