The Tobacco Reference Guide by David Moyer

The Tobacco Reference Guide

by David Moyer, MD.

Chapter 6 Asthma, allergy, and smoke exposure

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In a study from the University of Virginia, 75% of children who presented to an

emergency department for acute wheezing had one or more smokers at home.

Pediatrics, October 1993, p. 535

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Asthmatic children from homes with parents who smoke have a 63% increase in

emergency room visits for wheezing as compared to asthmatic children from homes

where there are no smokers. This suggests more severe asthma in the group with

household smoke exposure.

American Review of Respiratory Disease, March 1987, p. 567

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In a prospective study of 1200 children at the age of 2 years to determine

environmental factors predisposing to allergies and asthma, maternal smoking was

strongly correlated with both asthma and allergy in their children. 18 percent of

children in homes where the mother smoked had diagnosed asthma, as opposed to 9

percent in homes where the mother did not smoke. Prevalence of any allergies was

28 percent in the maternal smoking versus 22 percent in the no smoking household

group.

Clinical and Experimental Allergy, June 1993, p. 506

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One million asthmatic children in the United States are exposed to their parent's

tobacco smoke.

Journal of Asthma, May 1993, p. 399

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Children with asthma exposed to the most passive smoke (as identified by urine

cotinine levels, a metabolite of nicotine) had 70% more asthma attacks than those

with little or no exposure.

NEJM, June 10, 1993, pp. 1665-69

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