Higher BMI is associated with worse asthma control and quality of life but not asthma severity

Lavoie, Kim; Bacon, Simon; Labrecque, Manon; Cartier, André; Ditto, Blaine

doi:10.1016/j.rmed.2005.08.001

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“…(32) Our study showed that BMI had a significant effect on QoL of asthmatic children. This was in conform with results of the studies conducted in Canada (33,34) and the United States (35) . The study conducted at Ain Shams university did not show a significant effect for BMI on QoL.…”

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Evaluation of Health-Related Quality of Life among Children Attending Asthma Clinic in Alexandria University Children's Hospital

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2017

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Evaluation of Health-Related Quality of Life among Children Attending Asthma Clinic in Alexandria University Children's Hospital

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“…14,15 Data on the effect of asthma in children with excessive body weight in the 62 (45) 7 (27) 73 (45) 9 (41) *n, Absolute number for the weight or disease group. %, Percent of total weight or disease group; however, because of missing values, data can be lower or higher than calculated.…”

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Excessive body weight is associated with additional loss of quality of life in children with asthma

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Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

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Excessive body weight is associated with additional loss of quality of life in children with asthma van Gent, R.; van der Ent, C.K.; Rovers, M.M.; Kimpen, J.L.L.; Essen-Zandvliet, L.E.M.; de Meer, G. Take-down policy If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim.Downloaded from the University of Groningen/UMCG research database (Pure): http://www.rug.nl/research/portal. For technical reasons the number of authors shown on this cover page is limited to 10 maximum. Background: Asthma and excessive body weight frequently coexist, whereas the exact relationship between the 2 diseases is unknown. Objective: To study whether asthma combined with excessive body weight has a greater effect on quality of life in children than the separate effects of asthma or excessive body weight alone. Methods: In a cross-sectional design, 1758 school children (age 7-10 years) participated: 4 study groups were composed of children with asthma and with/without excessive body weight, and healthy controls with/without excessive body weight. Diagnosis of asthma was defined by either a doctor's diagnosis or by core questions of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood questionnaire in combination with either reversible airway obstruction or bronchial hyperresponsiveness. Excessive body weight was defined by using international cutoff points for body mass index. Quality of life was evaluated by the Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire. Results: For all domains of quality of life, children with both asthma and excessive body weight had lower scores than children with either asthma alone or excessive body weight alone. Compared with healthy controls, the score was 25% lower in children with asthma and excessive body weight, 14% lower in children with asthma and normal weight, and only 1% lower in overweight controls. Conclusion: Excessive body weight is associated with an additional decrease in quality of life in children with asthma. Clinical implications: Clinicians should be aware of the interaction between asthma and excessive body weight and the effect on quality of life and should give extra attention to children with both conditions. (J Allergy Clin Immunol 2007;119:591-6.)

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“…52 Lavoiea ve ark.nın çalışmasında, obezitenin astım prevalansını ve insidansını artırarak, astım kontrolünü azalttığı gös-terilmiştir. 53 Hallstrand ve ark.nın çalışmasında, astım ve beden kitle indeksi arasında güçlü bir ilişki olduğu saptanmıştır. Yapılan analizler, obezite genetik bileşenin %8'inin astım ile ortak olduğunu göstermiştir.…”

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Interaction of Asthma and Nutrition: Review

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Higher BMI is associated with worse asthma control and quality of life but not asthma severity

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Evaluation of Health-Related Quality of Life among Children Attending Asthma Clinic in Alexandria University Children's Hospital

Evaluation of Health-Related Quality of Life among Children Attending Asthma Clinic in Alexandria University Children's Hospital

Excessive body weight is associated with additional loss of quality of life in children with asthma

Interaction of Asthma and Nutrition: Review

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