Epidemiology and risk factors of childhood asthma: what every clinician should know

E-Communication Session
Chairs: A. Schuster (Duesseldorf, Germany), T. Frischer (Vienna, Austria)

Associations between risk factors for asthma and proteolytic activity in the airways at birth J. Hannaford, N. Smith, N. Booth, S. Turner (Aberdeen, United Kingdom)
Little evidence for an allergic march W. Karmaus, H. S. Arshad, G. C. Roberts, R. Kurukulaaratchy, I. U Ogbuanu, S. Ewart, M. Huebner, S. Matthews (Columbia, East Lansing, Rochester, United States Of America; Southampton, Newport, United Kingdom)
The vitamin D status in cord blood and the subsequent development of wheeze in the first 2 years of life X. Zhou, X. Li, Z. Li, J. Hong (Shanghai, China)
Traffic-related elemental carbon exposure and lung function among schoolchildren from Mexico city I. Romieu, A. Barraza-Villarreal, C. Escamilla-Nuñez, L. Hernandez-Cadena, J. L. Texcalac-Sangrador, J. J. Sienra-Monge, M. Cortez-Lugo, B. Del Rio-Navarro (Cuernavaca, Mexico, Mexico)
Endotoxin and dust mite exposures in Hong Kong homes and their relationship to asthma symptoms Y. S. Wong, T. F. Leung, I. H. S. Chan, E. Yung, C. K. Wong, C. W. K. Lam, G. W. K. Wong (Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
Breast-feeding does not reduce the risk of eczema at age 4 ½ years E. Goksör, H. Thengilsdottir, B. Alm, R. Pettersson, L. Erdes, P. Möllborg, G. Norvenius, N. Åberg, G. Wennergren (Gothenburg, Skövde, Skene, Uddevalla, Sweden)
Less preschool wheezing disorder with breast-feeding and early introduction of fish E. Goksör, B. Alm, H. Thengilsdottir, L. Erdes, P. Möllborg, R. Pettersson, G. Norvenius, N. Åberg, G. Wennergren (Gothenburg, Skene, Uddevalla, Skövde, Sweden)
Asthma, wheeze and atopy in a representative UK birth cohort J. Harris, P. Mills, S. Moffat, C. White, P. Cullinan (London, United Kingdom)
Height gain and lung function as major determinants of asthma during adolescence M. Huebner, G. Roberts, W. Karmaus, A. Raza, S. Ewart, H. Arshad (Rochester, Columbia, East Lansing, United States Of America; Newport, United Kingdom)
Prevalence of asthma in middle school in Oran town, Algeria A. Snouber, M. Métahri, M. Hadjslimane, S. Kebbati, A. Dali, M. Guermaz (Oran, Algeria; Le Havre, France)
Does obesity affects circulating inflammatory cytokines in asthmatic children? R. Tesse, L. Mappa, A. Boner, A. Pietrobelli, L. Armenio (Bari, Verona, Italy)
Prevalence of respiratory symptoms and food allergies amongst school children in Pune city, India S. Limaye, R. Yeravdekar, V. Tilak, D. Bhide, S. Madas, A. Shaikh, S. Raskar, V. Vincent, S. Salvi (Pune, India)
Role of eczema as a risk factor for childhood asthma K. Papageorgiou, E. Tsiviki (Kastoria, Ptolemaida, Greece)
Parent-reported asthma and allergy symptoms in primary-aged school children of central Pakistan G. Mustafa, P. A. Khan, I. Iqbal (Multan, Pakistan)
Breathing disorders among 12 years-old children in relation to air pollution in Krakow J. Jankowska, E. Kolarzyk (Krakow, Poland)
Is asthma under diagnosed in children with sickle cell anaemia? A. Shah, J. Kirkby, O. Wilkey, M. Roberts-Harewood, A. Yardumian, I. Roberts, F. Kirkham, J. Warner (London, United Kingdom)