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The association of polyunsaturated fatty acids and asthma: a cross-sectional study

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition volume 42, Article number: 91 (2023) Cite this article

Abstract

Background

To examine the relationships between polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) dietary intake and asthma in children.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, a total of 14,727 participants from the United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database in 1999–2018 were included, and the baseline characteristics of all participants were gathered. The description analysis was used to explore the possible covariates. Weighted multivariate logistic regression models were adopted to assessed the association between PUFAs dietary intake and asthma in children. In addition, we also performed subgroup analysis based on gender, age, and maternal smoking during pregnancy to investigate this relationship.

Results

The prevalence of asthma approximately was 15.38% in the present study. The result of weighted multivariate logistic regression indicated that, docosahexaenoic [weighted odds ratio (OR) = 0.37, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.19–0.74], total n − 3 PUFAs (weighted OR = 0.63, 95%CI 0.43–0.91), and eicosapentaenoic (weighted OR = 0.35, 95%CI 0.13–0.95) dietary intake were negatively associated with asthma in children. The subgroup analysis described that when children were male (weighted OR = 0.28, 95%CI 0.10–0.84), or were 5–7 years (weighted OR = 0.04, 95%CI 0.01–0.37), were 7–12 years (weighted OR = 0.46, 95%CI 0.24–0.90), or their maternal smoking during pregnancy (weighted OR = 0.16, 95%CI 0.03–0.90), docosahexaenoic dietary intake was negatively related to childhood asthma.

Conclusion

Docosahexaenoic dietary intake was negatively associated with the asthma in children, especially if children were male, or were 5–12 years, or their maternal smoking during pregnancy.

Background

Asthma, as a type of chronic airway inflammation, is widely recognized as the most prevalent pulmonary disease among children [1]. While the overall prevalence of asthma remained relatively stable, recent statistics indicate that approximately one in 20 children suffer from asthma worldwide [2], and the prevalence of childhood asthma in US about 6.5% [3], which continues to impose an increasing burden on healthcare systems.

Given evidence have reported that genetic, environmental, and behavioral changes are associated with the development of childhood asthma, particularly in relation to dietary factors [4, 5]. Garcia-Larsen et al. have pointed out that some components of foods have antioxidant, anti-allergic, and anti-inflammatory properties, which could play a beneficial role in preventing the risk of asthma [5]. Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) including n − 3 and n − 6 fatty acids were an essential nutrient found in many foods, including fish, fruits, soybean oils, purslane, and nuts [6]. Previous research has demonstrated the significant role of PUFAs in energy storage and transportation, metabolism, gene regulation, as well as asthma risk [7, 8]. A systematic review has concluded that n − 3 PUFAs (primarily docosahexaenoic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid) have a beneficial effect on asthma, possibly due to their ability to resolve inflammation [7]. Additionally, a prospective cohort study conducted on young adults in the United States revealed a negative longitudinal association between the intake of total n − 3 PUFA, docosahexaenoic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid, respectively, and the incidence of asthma [9]. Nevertheless, as far as we know, current studies have focused on the association between PUFAs intake and asthma among adults, with little attention paid to the effect in children. Recently, a cross-sectional analysis has shown that the intake of total n − 3 and total n − 6 PUFAs is inversely associated with the risk of asthma among 3-year-old children [10], but this study had limitations due to its small sample size (n = 738) and focus on only 3-year-old children. For children older than 3 years, the association between PUFA and childhood asthma risk remains unclear.

In view of the lack of epidemiological information regarding the relationship of PUFA intake and asthma in children, we designed a cross-sectional study in an attempt to examine the relationship between PUFA's dietary intake and asthma in children aged 2–12 years, which provided a reference for dietary management of childhood asthma.

Methods

Data sources and study eligibility criteria

All participants of this cross-sectional study derived from the United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database. NHANES is a nationally representative survey that employs a complex, stratified multistage probability sampling design [11]. The NHANES interview includes demographic, socioeconomic, dietary, and health-related questions and were conducted in the homes of the respondents. The examination component, consists of medical, dental, physiological measurements, and laboratory tests, was conducted in specially designed and equipped mobile centers. [12].

A total of 115,061 participants from the NHANES database in 1999–2018 were included in this cross-sectional study. We involved patients who were aged with 2–12 years old and had the information of asthma. Some participants who had missing information of mother's age, weight at birth, maternal smoking during pregnancy, family poverty income ratio (PIR), body mass index (BMI), and total fat intake were excluded. Only publicly available data were obtained in the present study, and the Ethics Committee of Taian Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital exempted from the requirement of the ethical review. All methods of the study were conducted in line with the Declaration of Helsinki.

Data collection

The data of all participants were gathered as following: age (years), gender, race, standing height (cm), weight (kg), BMI (kg/m2), mother's age (years), weight at birth (pounds), maternal smoking during pregnancy, family PIR, cotinine (ng/mL), energy (kcal), total fat (gm), PUFAs, and asthma.

Polyunsaturated fatty acid measurement

The dietary interview component, known as What We Eat in America (WWEIA), was conducted face-to-face at a mobile examination center (MEC). The MEC diet interview room is equipped with a comprehensive set of measurement tools, including various types of glassware, bowls, cups, household spoons, measuring cups and spoons, rulers, thickness gauges, bean bags, and circles. These guidelines facilitate participants in accurately reporting the quantities of food they consume (https://wwwn.cdc.gov/Nchs/Nhanes/2003-2004/DR1TOT_C.htm#DR1TCARB) PUFAs intakes were calculated based on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Dietary Study Food and Nutrition Database for Dietary Studies [13]. In this study, PUFAs included n − 3 PUFAs and n − 6 PUFAs. Of which, n − 3 PUFAs included octadecatrienoic acid (gm), octadecatetraenoic acid (gm), eicosapentaenoic acid (gm), docosapentaenoic (gm), docosahexaenoic acid (gm). n − 6 PUFAs included octadecadienoic acid (gm), and eicosatetraenoic acid (gm). n − 3 PUFA's and n − 6 PUFA's intakes were obtained from the first day dietary recall data.

Asthma assessment

The primary outcome of the analysis was defined as the occurrence of asthma. Asthma diagnosis was determined by the question “Has a doctor or other health professional ever told you that you have asthma?,” and participants who answered “Yes” were considered to have asthma.

Statistical analysis

Considering the complex sampling design of the NHANES database, we conducted a weighted analysis. The measurement data of normal distribution were described as the weighted mean ± standard deviation (Mean ± SD), and group comparisons were conducted using t-test. The weighted median and quartile spacing [M (Q1, Q3)] were used to express the measurement data of non-normal distribution, while the Mann–Whitney U rank-sum test was employed for intergroup comparison. The categorical data were presented as weighted number of cases and the composition ratio [n (%)], and group comparisons were conducted using χ2 test.

First of all, we performed the description analysis of baseline information in the study, which aimed to explore the possible covariables, which had effect on the outcome. Then, we interpreted the association between PUFA's dietary intake and asthma in children by using weighted multivariate logistic regression models. Covariate adjustments: Model 1 adjusted for energy; Model 2 adjusted for energy, total fat, maternal smoking during pregnancy, weight at birth, age, BMI, race, gender, and family PIR. In addition, the association between PUFA's dietary intake and asthma in children was assessed based on the gender, age, and maternal smoking during pregnancy population. SAS (version 9.4) software was used for statistical analyses. Weighted odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated in the study. P < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant difference.

Results

Population characteristics

After excluded some subjects who were aged > 12 years (n = 70,113) and had the missing information of asthma (n = 18,323), mother's age (n = 2,361), weight at birth (n = 376), maternal smoking during pregnancy (n = 68), family PIR (n = 1,292), BMI (n = 4,544), and total fat intake (n = 3,257), a total of 14,727 eligible participants were included eventually. These eligible participants were divided into the asthma group (n = 2,265) and non-asthma group (n = 12,462). The prevalence of asthma approximately was 15.38% in this study. Characteristics of all eligible participants were shown in Table 1. Compared to children without asthma, children who developed asthma were more likely to be male, to have higher age, lower mother's age, higher standing height, higher weight, lower Family PIR, higher BMI, higher energy, and higher total fat (P < 0.05) (Table 1). The average total PUFA in the overall population was 13.70 [standard deviation (SD) = 8.16] gm, with an average of 1.16 (SD = 0.74) gm for octadecatrienoic acid, 0.01 (SD = 0.02) gm for octadecatetraenoic acid, 0.01 (SD = 0.05) gm for eicosapentaenoic acid, 0.01 (SD = 0.02) gm for docosapentaenoic acid, and 0.03 (SD = 0.08) gm for docosahexaenoic acid.

Table 1 Characteristics of all participants
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The association between PUFA's dietary intake and the odds of asthma in children

As shown in Table 2, the result of weighted multivariate logistic regression indicated that, after adjusting for energy, docosahexaenoic acid dietary intake was associated with the lower odds of asthma in children (Model 1: weighted OR = 0.46, 95%CI 0.23–0.90), with similar results in Model 2 (weighted OR = 0.37, 95%CI 0.19–0.74). Furthermore, we also found that total n − 3 PUFAs (Model 2: weighted OR = 0.63, 95%CI 0.43–0.91) and eicosapentaenoic acid (Model 2: weighted OR = 0.35, 95%CI 0.13–0.95) were related to the decreased odds of asthma in children after adjusting for energy, total fat, maternal smoking during pregnancy, weight at birth, age, BMI, race, gender, and family PIR. These results suggested that n − 3 PUFAs might be related to asthma.

Table 2 The association between PUFA's dietary intake and the odds of asthma in children
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Risk stratification based on gender, age, and maternal smoking during pregnancy

We conducted a subgroup analysis based on the gender, age, and maternal smoking during pregnancy to explore the association between PUFA's dietary intake (total n − 3 PUFAs, docosahexaenoic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid) and the odds of asthma in children. The findings described (Fig. 1) that when children were male (weighted OR = 0.28, 95%CI 0.10–0.84), or were 7–12 years (weighted OR = 0.46, 95%CI 0.24–0.90), or their maternal smoking during pregnancy (weighted OR = 0.16, 95%CI 0.03–0.90), docosahexaenoic acid dietary intake was associated with a decreased odds of childhood asthma. Also, for children were 5–7 years, the associations of n − 3 PUFAs (weighted OR = 0.21, 95%CI 0.06–0.68), eicosapentaenoic acid (weighted OR = 0.03, 95%CI 0.01–0.57), and docosahexaenoic acid (weighted OR = 0.04, 95%CI 0.01–0.37) dietary intake on asthma were observed.

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Subgroup analysis based on gender, age, and maternal smoking during pregnancy

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Discussion

Currently, asthma remains a complex and heterogeneous chronic airway disease with high prevalence rates, particularly among children. [14]. Evidence from multiple studies suggested that dietary factors might play an important role in the risk of childhood asthma [15, 16]. However, there is a lack of evidence regarding the role of dietary intake of n − 3 and n − 6 PUFAs in childhood asthma development, and observational analyses have shown inconsistent associations between PUFAs and the odds of asthma in children [10, 17,18,19]. To better assess this association, we performed a cross-sectional analysis to investigate the relationship of n − 3 PUFAs, n − 6 PUFAs dietary intake and asthma among children aged 2–12 years old. The findings indicated that docosahexaenoic acid dietary intake, a type of n − 3 PUFAs, was associated with asthma in children, particularly among males or those aged 7–12 years old whose mothers smoked during pregnancy.

Generally, n − 6 PUFAs are considered to have proinflammatory effects, while n − 3 PUFAs have anti-inflammatory effects [20]. Not only that, several studies also have pointed out that n − 3 PUFAs possessed the most potent immunomodulatory activities among the fatty acids [21, 22]. In the current investigation, we have observed a potential association between dietary intake of docosahexaenoic acid and reduced odds of asthma in children. This result was consistent with previous study. In the study of Talaei, et al., they concluded that a higher intake of docosahexaenoic from fish during childhood was strongly associated with a lower risk of asthma in mid-adolescence [23]. The potential mechanism involves the modulation of inflammatory processes by docosahexaenoic acid through anti-inflammatory pathways, resulting in reduced odds of asthma. Lee-Sarwar, et al., showed that n − 3 PUFAs, n − 6 PUFAs intake was negatively associated with asthma in early childhood based on a relatively small sample size [10], which was inconsistent with the result of our study. Our study suggested that there was not significant difference between the n − 6 PUFAs intake and the odds of children asthma based on 14,727 population. The reason for the difference may be attributed to sample size.

When a mother smokes during pregnancy, it may induce epigenetic changes in the regulation of inflammatory genes, thereby increasing the risk of allergies in children [24]. We observed that the association of docosahexaenoic dietary and odds of asthma in children was significant in certain populations, including children were male, or were 5–7 years, or were 7–12 years or their maternal smoking during pregnancy. However, due to the current paucity of evidence, the exact mechanism underlying the association between dietary docosahexaenoic acid and asthma risk in different genders and maternal smoking remains unclear, this may be attributed to gender disparities [25] and the greater effect of maternal smoking on childhood asthma [24]. More research is needed in the future to explore these mechanisms. In addition, we also found that the average age of children in the non-asthma group was lower than that in the asthma group (Table 1). In this study, the diagnosis of asthma based on a single question may be applicable to individuals aged 6 years and older. Whereas some children may exhibit symptoms of asthma before the age of 5, this condition is often misdiagnosed or overlooked, which could explain why the non-asthma group tends to be younger in age.

As far as we know, this study is the first to investigate the association of PUFA's dietary intake and the odds of asthma among children based on the NHANES database. This study involved 14,727 children and implemented a subgroup analysis approach based on gender, age, and maternal smoking during pregnancy to further investigate the relationship between dietary intake of PUFAs and the odds of childhood asthma. Overall, these findings suggested that consuming a diet abundant in docosahexaenoic acid, such as fish, peanuts, walnuts, sesame seeds, and dried fruit, may have a beneficial impact on childhood asthma, particularly among males or children aged 5–12 or whose mothers engaged in smoking during pregnancy. Nevertheless, some study limitations also should be pointed: (1) we cannot determine a causal relationship between PUFA's dietary intake and the odds of children asthma in this cross-sectional study. We only found that docosahexaenoic acid dietary intake was related to the asthma in children; (2) the diagnosis of asthma in NHANES database relied on self-reported problems from the interview; therefore, the study lacks testing modalities on diagnosis, and the interviews may be subject to recall bias; (3) this data on PUFAs intake was the first day dietary recall interviews, which only reflects the short-term intake of participants and cannot account for the association of long-term dietary changes and asthma in children. The information on the assessment of the incorporation of the fatty acids into cell membranes is lacking in the database. Also, the influence of children's dietary patterns can be influenced by their parents, but this information was not available from the database; (4) some potential confounders might not have been accounted for in the study, such as use of asthma medications. More researches about the association should be conducted in the future.

Conclusion

This study indicated that docosahexaenoic acid dietary intake may be negatively associated with asthma in children, especially if children were male, or were 5–12 years, or their maternal smoking during pregnancy. However, more prospective studies are still needed to confirm these findings.

Availability of data and materials

The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the NHANES database, https://wwwn.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes/.

Abbreviations

PUFAs:

Polyunsaturated fatty acids

NHANES:

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

PIR:

Poverty income ratio

BMI:

Body mass index

Mean ± SD:

Mean ± standard deviation

CI:

Confidence interval

OR:

Odds ratio

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GL designed the study and wrote the manuscript. HY, QC, JZ, CM, and HJ collected, analyzed, and interpreted the data. GL critically reviewed, edited, and approved the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Liu, G., Ye, H., Cheng, Q. et al. The association of polyunsaturated fatty acids and asthma: a cross-sectional study. J Health Popul Nutr 42, 91 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41043-023-00435-w

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