Associations of early-life pet ownership with asthma and allergic sensitization: a meta-analysis of more than 77,000 children from the eu child cohort network

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The authors hypothesized that cat- and dog-specific allergic sensitization is on the causal pathway between cat and dog ownership and childhood asthma and that this mechanism is likely to be influenced by type of pet, timing of ownership, and number of pets. Logistic regression models were also used to examine associations of_(1) cat and dog ownership with cat- and dog-specific allergic sensitization, respectively; cat- and dog-specific allergic sensitization with asthma; and_(3) cat and dog ownership with aeroallergens other than cat and dog. The authors found no strong evidence for . . .

 



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