commentr/StutterOctober 6, 2025

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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/pai.12580 Results: In multivariate models, controlling for age, demographic factors, healthcare utilization, and history of eczema, lifetime history of asthma (odds ratio [95% confidence interval]: 1.18 [1.04–1.34], p = 0.01), and one-year history of hay fever (1.44 [1.28–1.62], p < 0.0001) and food allergy (1.35 [1.13–1.62], p = 0.001) were associated with increased odds of speech disorder. Children with current (1.37 [1.15–1.59] p = 0.0003) but not past (p = 0.06) asthma had increased risk of speech disorder. In one study that assessed caregiver-reported asthma severity, mild (1.58 [1.20–2.08], p = 0.001) and moderate (2.99 [1.54–3.41], p < 0.0001) asthma were associated with increased odds of speech disorder; however, severe asthma was associated with the highest odds of speech disorder (5.70 [2.36–13.78], p = 0.0001). Conclusion: Childhood asthma, hay fever, and food allergy are associated with increased risk of speech disorder. Future prospective studies are needed to characterize the associations.

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