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The prevalence of wheezing and its association with body mass index and abdominal obesity in children.
- Source :
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The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma [J Asthma] 2013 Apr; Vol. 50 (3), pp. 267-73. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Jan 31. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Objective: To evaluate the relative importance of body mass index (BMI) and abdominal obesity in the prevalence of wheezing in Brazilian children.<br />Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study of male and female students, 6-12 years old, from the public elementary schools of São Francisco do Conde, Bahia, Northeast Brazil. Reports of wheezing in the past 12 months were collected using a questionnaire from the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood Program (ISAAC) phase III, adapted to Portuguese. Anthropometric, demographic, and socioeconomic information was collected. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to assess the associations of interest.<br />Results: Of the children surveyed, 10.6% reported wheezing. Excess weight was observed in 16.2%, 10.5%, and 7.9% of the sample, measured by BMI, waist circumference (WC), and the waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), respectively. The percentage of patients with wheezing attributable to BMI ≥ 85th percentile (8.2%) slightly exceeded those identified with abdominal obesity, WC ≥ 80th percentile (7.3%) and WHtR > 0.5 (7.1%).<br />Conclusion: The results suggest that an excess of fat deposits, either in the abdominal region or elsewhere in the body, increased the risk of wheezing. Since obesity is an important public health problem worldwide, control of this problem may partially reduce the occurrence of wheezing in youth.
- Subjects :
- Asthma physiopathology
Body Height
Body Mass Index
Brazil epidemiology
Child
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Obesity, Abdominal physiopathology
Prevalence
Respiratory Sounds physiopathology
Rural Population
Socioeconomic Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
Urban Population
Waist Circumference
Asthma epidemiology
Obesity, Abdominal epidemiology
Respiratory Sounds etiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1532-4303
- Volume :
- 50
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 23368279
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3109/02770903.2012.757774