Relationships of Active and Passive Smoking to Total IgE in Adults of the Epidemiological Study of the Genetics and Environment of Asthma, Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness, and Atopy (EGEA)

摘要

The increase of total IgE in relation to active smoking has been shown in the general population, but little is known about sub - jects with a personal or family history of asthma. The objectiv of this report is to analyze the relationships of active and passive smoking to total IgE in the Epidemiological Study of the Genetics and Environment of Asthma, Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness, and Atopy (EGEA). The sample studied includes 122 asthmatic probands, 430 first-degree relatives, and 190 control subjects, age 25 to 54 yr.