{"id":5998,"date":"2009-08-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-01T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icesontario.wpengine.com\/journal-articles\/risk-factors-and-viruses-associated-with-hospitalization-due-to-lower-respiratory-tract-infections-in-canadian-inuit-children-a-case-control-study\/"},"modified":"2023-06-14T20:01:24","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T00:01:24","slug":"risk-factors-and-viruses-associated-with-hospitalization-due-to-lower-respiratory-tract-infections-in-canadian-inuit-children-a-case-control-study","status":"publish","type":"journal_article","link":"https:\/\/www.ices.on.ca\/fr\/publications\/journal-articles\/risk-factors-and-viruses-associated-with-hospitalization-due-to-lower-respiratory-tract-infections-in-canadian-inuit-children-a-case-control-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Risk factors and viruses associated with hospitalization due to lower respiratory tract infections in Canadian Inuit children: a case-control study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Objectives<\/strong> &#x2014; To examine risk factors for lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) hospital admission in the Canadian Arctic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Methods<\/strong> &#x2014; This was a case-control study during a 14-month period among children less than 2 years of age. Cases were admitted to the Baffin Regional Hospital in Iqaluit, Nunavut with LRTI. Controls were age matched and came from Iqaluit and 2 communities. Odds ratios (ORs) of hospital admission for LRTI were estimated through multivariate conditional logistic regression modeling for following risk factors: smoking in pregnancy, Inuit race, prematurity, adoption status, breast-feeding, overcrowding, and residing outside of Iqaluit. Viruses in nasophayngeal aspirates were sought at the time of each hospital admission.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Results<\/strong> &#x2014; There were 101 age-matched cases and controls. The following risk factors were significantly associated with an increased risk of admission for LRTI (adjusted OR): smoking in pregnancy (OR = 4.0; 95% CI: 1.1&#x2013;14.6), residence outside of Iqaluit (OR = 2.7; 95% CI: 1.0&#x2013;7.2), full Inuit race (OR = 3.8; 95% CI: 1.1&#x2013;12.8), and overcrowding (OR = 2.5, 95% CI: 1.1&#x2013;6.1). Non&#x2013;breast-fed children had a 3.6-fold risk of being admitted for LRTI (95% CI: 1.2&#x2013;11.5) and non&#x2013;breast-fed adopted children had a 4.4-fold increased risk (95% CI: 1.1&#x2013;17.6) when compared with breast-fed, nonadopted children. Prematurity was not associated with an increased risk of admission. Viruses were identified in 88 (72.7%) of admissions, with respiratory syncytial virus being identified in the majority of admissions, 62 (51.2%). Multiple viruses were isolated in 19 (15.7%) admissions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conclusions<\/strong> &#x2014; Smoking during pregnancy, place of residence, Inuit race, lack of breast-feeding, and overcrowding were all independently associated with increased risk of hospital admission for LRTI among Inuit children less than 2 years of age. Future research on the role of adoption and genetics on the health of Inuit children are required.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Objectives &#x2014; To examine risk factors for lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) hospital admission in the Canadian Arctic. Methods &#x2014; This was a case-control study during a 14-month period among children less than 2 years of age. Cases were admitted to the Baffin Regional Hospital in Iqaluit, Nunavut with LRTI. Controls were age matched and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","migration-helper-automated":[],"migration-manual":[],"topic":[24,39,52,27],"migration-helper-qa-sample-set":[],"class_list":["post-5998","journal_article","type-journal_article","status-publish","hentry","topic-acute-and-emergency-services","topic-infectious-diseases","topic-lung-health","topic-pediatrics"],"acf":{"citation":"Banerji A, Greenberg D, White LF, Macdonald WA, Saxton A, Thomas E, Sage D, Mamdani M, Lanct&#xf4;t KL, Mahony JB, Dingle M, Roberts A. <em>Pediatr Infect Dis J<\/em>. 2009; 28(8):697-701.","source_url":"","ices_scientist":[1325],"site":[6735],"research_program":[6746],"news_release":[],"journal_article":[],"atlas":[],"research_report":[],"infographic":[],"video":[],"downloads":null,"links":null,"sitecore_item_id":"75BE59E2-3302-4CDA-B823-C52DC5BA8107","sitecore_item_name":"Risk-factors-and-viruses-associated-with-hospitalization-due-to-lower-respiratory-tract-infections","sitecore_field_values":"{\n  \"Title\": \"Risk factors and viruses associated with hospitalization due to lower respiratory tract infections in Canadian Inuit children: a case-control study\",\n  \"Short title\": \"Risk factors and viruses associated\",\n  \"Citation\": \"<p>Banerji A, Greenberg D, White LF, Macdonald WA, Saxton A, Thomas E, Sage D, Mamdani M, Lanct&ocirc;t KL, Mahony JB, Dingle M, Roberts A. <em>Pediatr Infect Dis J<\/em>. 2009; 28(8):697-701.<\/p>\",\n  \"Abstract\": \"<p><strong>Objectives<\/strong> &mdash; To examine risk factors for lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) hospital admission in the Canadian Arctic.<\/p>n<p><strong>Methods<\/strong> &mdash; This was a case-control study during a 14-month period among children less than 2 years of age. Cases were admitted to the Baffin Regional Hospital in Iqaluit, Nunavut with LRTI. Controls were age matched and came from Iqaluit and 2 communities. Odds ratios (ORs) of hospital admission for LRTI were estimated through multivariate conditional logistic regression modeling for following risk factors: smoking in pregnancy, Inuit race, prematurity, adoption status, breast-feeding, overcrowding, and residing outside of Iqaluit. Viruses in nasophayngeal aspirates were sought at the time of each hospital admission.<\/p>n<p><strong>Results<\/strong> &mdash; There were 101 age-matched cases and controls. The following risk factors were significantly associated with an increased risk of admission for LRTI (adjusted OR): smoking in pregnancy (OR = 4.0; 95% CI: 1.1&ndash;14.6), residence outside of Iqaluit (OR = 2.7; 95% CI: 1.0&ndash;7.2), full Inuit race (OR = 3.8; 95% CI: 1.1&ndash;12.8), and overcrowding (OR = 2.5, 95% CI: 1.1&ndash;6.1). Non&ndash;breast-fed children had a 3.6-fold risk of being admitted for LRTI (95% CI: 1.2&ndash;11.5) and non&ndash;breast-fed adopted children had a 4.4-fold increased risk (95% CI: 1.1&ndash;17.6) when compared with breast-fed, nonadopted children. Prematurity was not associated with an increased risk of admission. Viruses were identified in 88 (72.7%) of admissions, with respiratory syncytial virus being identified in the majority of admissions, 62 (51.2%). Multiple viruses were isolated in 19 (15.7%) admissions.<\/p>n<p><strong>Conclusions<\/strong> &mdash; Smoking during pregnancy, place of residence, Inuit race, lack of breast-feeding, and overcrowding were all independently associated with increased risk of hospital admission for LRTI among Inuit children less than 2 years of age. 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