| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6042302 | Pediatric Neurology | 2014 | 5 Pages |
BackgroundNo study has reported a relationship between febrile seizures and asthma; thus, we examined the association between these two disorders.MethodsWe identified 991 cases of children with febrile seizures as the case cohort, and the control group was matched according to age, sex, urbanization level, and their parents' occupation at a 1:4 ratio. We applied the Cox proportional hazards regression model to estimate the hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals for asthma among the children with febrile seizures.ResultsAfter 11Â years of follow-up, the asthma incidence in the febrile seizure group was approximately 5% higher than that in the control group (log-rank test, PÂ <Â 0.0001). The risk of asthma in the febrile seizure group was 1.41 times higher than that in the control group (95% confidence interval, 1.21-1.65; PÂ <Â 0.001). Furthermore, the risk of asthma development increased (0.96 vs 3.62) in conjunction with the frequency of febrile seizure-related medical visits (one to two visits vs more than four visits; PÂ <Â 0.0001).ConclusionFebrile seizures may be associated with an increase in the risk of future asthma occurrence in children. We observed a significantly higher cumulative incidence of asthma occurrence in children with more febrile seizure-related medical visits.
