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Factor analysis of household factors: are they associated with respiratory conditions in Chinese children?

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Qian, Z; Zhang, J; Korn, LR; Wei, F; Chapman, RS
Published in: International journal of epidemiology
June 2004

We explored methods to develop uncorrelated variables for epidemiological analysis models. They were used to examine associations between respiratory health outcomes and multiple household risk factors.We analysed data collected in the Four Chinese Cities Study (FCCS) to examine health effects on prevalence rates of respiratory symptoms and illnesses in 7058 school children living in the four Chinese cities: Lanzhou, Chongqing, Wuhan, and Guangzhou. We used factor analysis approaches to reduce the number of the children's lifestyle/household variables and to develop new uncorrelated 'factor' variables. We used unconditional logistic regression models to examine associations between the factor variables and the respiratory health outcomes, while controlling for other covariates.Five factor variables were derived from 21 original variables: heating coal smoke, cooking coal smoke, socioeconomic status, ventilation, and environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and parental asthma. We found that higher exposure to heating coal smoke was associated with higher reporting of cough with phlegm, wheeze, and asthma. Cooking coal smoke was not associated with any of the outcomes. Lower socioeconomic status was associated with lower reporting of persistent cough and bronchitis. Higher household ventilation was associated with lower reporting of persistent cough, persistent phlegm, cough with phlegm, bronchitis, and wheeze. Higher exposure to ETS and the presence of parental asthma were associated with higher reporting of persistent cough, persistent phlegm, cough with phlegm, bronchitis, wheeze, and asthma.Our study suggests that independent respiratory effects of exposure to indoor air pollution, heating coal smoke, and ETS may exist for the studied children.

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Published In

International journal of epidemiology

DOI

EISSN

1464-3685

ISSN

0300-5771

Publication Date

June 2004

Volume

33

Issue

3

Start / End Page

582 / 588

Related Subject Headings

  • Ventilation
  • Tobacco Smoke Pollution
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Smoke
  • Risk Factors
  • Respiratory Tract Diseases
  • Respiratory Sounds
  • Humans
  • Heating
  • Factor Analysis, Statistical
 

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Qian, Z., Zhang, J., Korn, L. R., Wei, F., & Chapman, R. S. (2004). Factor analysis of household factors: are they associated with respiratory conditions in Chinese children? International Journal of Epidemiology, 33(3), 582–588. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyg278
Qian, Zhengmin, Junfeng Zhang, Leo R. Korn, Fusheng Wei, and Robert S. Chapman. “Factor analysis of household factors: are they associated with respiratory conditions in Chinese children?International Journal of Epidemiology 33, no. 3 (June 2004): 582–88. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyg278.
Qian Z, Zhang J, Korn LR, Wei F, Chapman RS. Factor analysis of household factors: are they associated with respiratory conditions in Chinese children? International journal of epidemiology. 2004 Jun;33(3):582–8.
Qian, Zhengmin, et al. “Factor analysis of household factors: are they associated with respiratory conditions in Chinese children?International Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 33, no. 3, June 2004, pp. 582–88. Epmc, doi:10.1093/ije/dyg278.
Qian Z, Zhang J, Korn LR, Wei F, Chapman RS. Factor analysis of household factors: are they associated with respiratory conditions in Chinese children? International journal of epidemiology. 2004 Jun;33(3):582–588.
Journal cover image

Published In

International journal of epidemiology

DOI

EISSN

1464-3685

ISSN

0300-5771

Publication Date

June 2004

Volume

33

Issue

3

Start / End Page

582 / 588

Related Subject Headings

  • Ventilation
  • Tobacco Smoke Pollution
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Smoke
  • Risk Factors
  • Respiratory Tract Diseases
  • Respiratory Sounds
  • Humans
  • Heating
  • Factor Analysis, Statistical