To compare the prevalence and severity of asthma and of allergic sensitisation in children in different regions. We hypothesised that regions with different standardised hospital admission rates would have different prevalences of childhood asthma and that diverse climates would result in a range of ...
Socioeconomic factors associated with asthma prevalence and severity among children living in low-income South African communities. Rates of asthma, poverty and social deprivation are high among young people in South Africa (SA), yet asthma interventions largely remain focused on biomed... Alexa,Rache...
The severity of asthma was similar between children with asthma in the three groups of GG, GT, and TT genotypes of CRHR1 at rs242941. FENO level, total IgE concentration, and eosinophilic count in children with asthma were not significantly different between GG and GT genotypes. The patient ...
Objectives: To present national population-based estimates of the prevalence of parent-reported emotional and/or behavioral problems in children with asthma and the relationship of medical comorbidity and asthma severity with behavior problems.Design: Cross-sectional study of the 1988 National Health Inter...
No significant changes in the severity of asthma were found. Wheeze in the last year and asthma ever were consistently more common among skin prick tests (SPT)+ children in both surveys 1999 and 2011, but the indicators of more severe wheezing showed a variable pattern....
3 Although higher rates of asthma are found among African American and other minority children,4 neither disease severity nor age of the child (or the combination) accounts for differences in patterns of health care use.5,6 In a review of studies of health care use by children, Riley and ...
Excerpt In preschool children, asthma can be a diagnostic challenge. It should be considered in children with recurrent episodes of a cough, wheezing, chest tightness, or shortness of breath. These symptoms can vary in frequency and intensity over time. Early symptoms of an exacerbation may inclu...
There are strong epidemiological links between RV infections, allergen exposure and sensitization on the risk of asthma development and the rates of exacerbations6,18. Children with early life RV-induced wheezing and aeroallergen sensitization have a high incidence of asthma in later years6. ...
However, the proportion of associated asthma after winter season bronchiolitis is greater than RV-predominant months because of higher rates of bronchiolitis during the RSV season.16 Season of birth also appears relevant: children born close to the onset of the winter virus season are most prone ...
Rates of incident asthma were compared over time for each group, with additional confirmation of asthma diagnosis with spirometry. A total of 507,496 children met inclusion criteria for study entry; 41,330 (8.14%) and 27,461 (5.41%) were diagnosed with asthma by a pediatric healthcare ...