Passive smoke exposure and otitis media in the first year of life

摘要: Objective. This study examined, in a health maintenance organization population of children, the associations between parents9 smoking and otitis media (OM) their children while controlling for other known risk factors. Methods. Healthy newborns (1246) large were enrolled at birth, 1013 (81%) followed prospectively first year life. Their medical records reviewed diagnosis media. Information on factors recurrent OM (ROM) was collected, including number variables related to parental smoking. Results. After ROM gender, day care, siblings home, history hay fever, method feeding, it found that heavy maternal 20 or more cigarettes per significant factor but not nonrecurrent otitis. Heavy associated with threefold if infant weighed less than mean birth (3.5 kg) after No association paternal Conclusions. is effect seems be stronger among infants lower weight.