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Prevalence and characteristics of exercise‐induced asthma in children

Prevalence and characteristics of exercise‐induced asthma in children ISSN 0905-651 7 Prevalence and characteristics of exerciseinduced asthma in children Sano F, Sol6 D, Naspitz CK. Prevalence and characteristics of exercise-induced asthma in children. Pediatr Allergy Immunol 1998: 9: 181-185. 0Munksgaard 1998 We have evaluated the prevalence and the characteristics of exercise-induced asthma (EIA) in a group of 71 patients with a prior history of mild, moderate or severe asthma (42 males and 29 females), aged 6-16 yearsold. Measurements of the forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) were obtained before and at regular intervals up to 8 hours following exercise. As a control, the same patients were evaluated at similar time intervals on another day when they had not been submitted to an exercise challenge. Using pre-exercise FEVl values as the reference, 32 patients (45.1%) had a positive exercise challenge, defined as a fall in FEV, value equal to or greater than 15% from baseline following exercise. Among the patients with a positive exercise challenge, the majority (23/32, 713%) had an immediate response alone, with no significant changes in FEVl within the 8-hour follow-up. However, a subgroup of patients (9132, 28.1%) had both an immediate and a late-phase response to exercise. During the control day, no http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Pediatric Allergy and Immunology Wiley

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ISSN 0905-651 7 Prevalence and characteristics of exerciseinduced asthma in children Sano F, Sol6 D, Naspitz CK. Prevalence and characteristics of exercise-induced asthma in children. Pediatr Allergy Immunol 1998: 9: 181-185. 0Munksgaard 1998 We have evaluated the prevalence and the characteristics of exercise-induced asthma (EIA) in a group of 71 patients with a prior history of mild, moderate or severe asthma (42 males and 29 females), aged 6-16 yearsold. Measurements of the forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) were obtained before and at regular intervals up to 8 hours following exercise. As a control, the same patients were evaluated at similar time intervals on another day when they had not been submitted to an exercise challenge. Using pre-exercise FEVl values as the reference, 32 patients (45.1%) had a positive exercise challenge, defined as a fall in FEV, value equal to or greater than 15% from baseline following exercise. Among the patients with a positive exercise challenge, the majority (23/32, 713%) had an immediate response alone, with no significant changes in FEVl within the 8-hour follow-up. However, a subgroup of patients (9132, 28.1%) had both an immediate and a late-phase response to exercise. During the control day, no

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Published: Nov 1, 1998

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