Objective To investigate the effect of levels of physical activity on asthma control in children.Methods A cross-sectional study, including public school students aged 8 to 12 years, of both sexes, with asthma, from a capital and a medium-sized cities in Southern Brazil. At home, the students answered the questionnaire on levels of physical activity and disease control.Results A total of 482 schoolchildren with asthma participated in the study, with mean age of 10.9±2.2 years, and 253 (52%) were girls. Regarding disease control, 50% had controlled asthma, and 67% were considered sedentary. Schoolchildren with controlled asthma were more active than those with uncontrolled asthma (p=0.032). Active schoolchildren were more likely to have asthma controlled (OR=1.5; 95%CI: 1.04-2.25).Conclusion The results demonstrated an association between physical activity levels and asthma control. More active schoolchildren were more likely to have asthma controlled.

Este artigo está licenciado sob forma de uma licença Creative Commons Atribuição 4.0 Internacional, que permite uso irrestrito, distribuição e reprodução em qualquer meio, desde que a publicação original seja corretamente citada. . Comparando a qualidade de vida entre os grupos, no grupo com asma foram observados escores menores no domínio bem-estar físico (p<0,001) e no escore total de qualidade de vida (p=0,003). Nos escolares com asma e sobrepeso/obesidade, a média do escore no domínio bem-estar físico apresentou-se menor quando comparado ao grupo sem asma e eutrófico (p=0,010). Conclusões: Quando comparados escolares entre sete e 18 anos com e sem história de asma, a asma associou-se com pior qualidade de vida. Considerando-se sobrepeso e obesidade como comorbidades, a qualidade de vida foi pior para esse grupo de escolares no domínio bem-estar físico.DESCRITORES: asma; antropometria; saúde do adolescente; qualidade de vida. ABSTRACTAims: To investigate the relationship between anthropometric status and quality of life in children with asthma. Methods: Case-control study, including students from third to eighth grade of elementary school at the city of Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The first phase of the study consisted of a cross-sectional study, when a questionnaire of screening was sent to the students' homes to be completed by the parents or guardians, aiming to identify children with asthma, which were allocated to the group of cases (positive responses to cough, wheezing without colds, use of any medication for asthma in the last 12 months and/or medical diagnosis of asthma). For the control group, students matched by sex and age whose responses were negative for asthma were selected, at the rate of two controls for each case. The children received home visits from trained researchers, who presented to the participants and their parents/guardians a questionnaire about health related quality of life. Evaluation of anthropometric status was carried out at the schools by the researchers. Results: In the first phase od the study 1,691 students were investigated, and 184 (10.8%) were classified as having asthma. Of these, 486 students responded to the questionnaire of quality of life: 122 with asthma and 364 controls. Anthropometric assessment was performed in 414 children (106 cases and 308 controls). Eutrophic children totaled 237 (57.2%), low weight 8 (1.9%), overweight 90 (21.7%) and obese 79 (19.1%). Overweight/obesity was observed in 49 (46.2%) students of the group with asthma and in 120 (38.9%) in the control group (p<0.001). When comparing the quality of life between the groups, lower scores were observed among the asthma group in the physical well-being domain (p<0.001) and in the total score of quality of life (p=0.003). In children with asthma plus overweight/obesity, the mean score on the physical well-being domain was lower when compared to the group without asthma and eutrophic (p=0.010). Conclusions: When comparing students between seven and 18 years with or without history of asthma, ast...

Objetivo: descrever fatores associados à idade gestacional de prematuros internados em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva. Métodos: estudo transversal com recém-nascidos prematuros encaminhados à alta da Unidade. Resultados: participaram 66 prematuros, 59% meninos, média de 32 semanas gestacionais, 26% prematuros moderados, 51% com peso adequado para idade gestacional ao nascimento. 38% das gestantes apresentaram pré-eclâmpsia, 18% diabetes gestacional. Houve associação dos grupos de prematuros com: peso ao nascimento (p=0,000), tempo de internação (p=0,000), tempo de ventilação mecânica invasiva (p=0,000), tempo total de oxigênio (p=0,000), necessidade de transfusão (0,019) e uso de surfactante (0,003). Entre os prematuros tardios e moderados, houve aumento significativo na frequência de recém-nascidos pequenos para idade gestacional no momento da alta (p=0,046 e p=0,021). Conclusão: Pré-eclâmpsia foi a complicação mais prevalente entre as gestantes. Diabetes gestacional foi mais frequente no parto antes das 34 semanas. Observou-se restrição do crescimento extrauterino no momento da alta da unidade.

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