Naslov
Role of nutrition in allergy prevention in urban and rural areas of Croatia

Autori
Topalušić, Iva ; Stipić Marković, Asja ; Artuković, Marinko

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Annual meeting of the Croatian Immunological Society 2022: Book of abstracts / - , 2022, 73-73

Skup
Annual Meeting of the Croatian Immunological Society 2022

Mjesto i datum
Sveti Martin na Muri, Hrvatska, 06.10.2022. - 08.10.2022

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
nutrition ; allergy prevention

Sažetak
Introduction: Nutritional habits have been associated with differing allergy risk. The aim of this study was to explore the role of the frequency of consuming different food in the urban (city of Zagreb) and rural (Natural park Lonjsko polje) in development of allergic symptoms. Methods: Schoolchildren aged 6-13 years old, from the city of Zagreb and Lonjsko polje, participated in the study. The prevalence of allergic symptoms, as well as the frequency of consuming different food (fresh green vegetables, raw green vegetables, fruits, fruit juice, meat, fish, sparking drinks and hamburgers), were assessed using the International Study of Allergy and Asthma in Children (ISAAC) questionnaire. The association of allergic symptoms (asthma, allergic rhinitis (AR) and atopic dermatitis (AD)) and food was assessed using logistic regression, based on the odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI). Results: 1741 children participated in the study, 885 girls and 856 boys, 648 from Lonjsko polje and 1093 from the city of Zagreb. In the city of Zagreb, consumption of raw green vegetables was associated with the lower risk of wheezing during last 12 months (OR 0.751, 95% 0.567-0.994, p=0.044), while in the area of Lonjsko polje meat consumption was associated with the lower risk of wheezing during last 12 months (OR 0.025, 95% CI 0.001-0.025, p=0.012). Consumtion of sparkling drinks was a risk factor for wheezing ever-in-a-lifetime in Lonjsko polje (OR 0.767, 95% CI 0.631-0.934, p=0.008). In the city of Zagreb, consumption of raw (OR 0.759, 95% CI 0.596-0.965 p=0.024) and cooked green vegetables (OR 0.751, 95% CI 0.569-0.991, p=0.043) were associated with the lower risk of AR symptoms during last 12 months. In Lonjsko polje, meat consumption was associated with the lower risk of diagnosed AR (OR 0.594, 95% CI 0.424-0.833, p=0.002). Consumption of hamburgers in Lonjsko polje was associated with the increased risk of AR symptoms ever-in-a-lifetime OR 1.226, 95% CI 1.039-1.446, p=0.015, during last 12 months (OR 1.226, 95% CI 1.039-1.446, p=0.015) and diagnosed AR (OR 1.351, 95% CI 1.003-1.819, p=0.048). In the city of Zagreb, consumption of cooked green vegetables was associated with lower risk of AD symptoms during last 12 months (OR 0.833, 95% CI 0.697-0.995, p=0.043). Conclusion: Our study showed raw and cooked green vegetables to be associated with lower risk of the symptoms of asthma, AR and AD (current activity of the disease) in the urban area. Fast food consumption was a risk factor for AR symptoms and asthma in the rural area. Green vegetables consumption should be encouraged in allergic patients in order to control the symptoms. Fast food consumption should be avoided in order to prevent the diseases.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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