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AUTHOR
N. García De Andoin
How the presence of rhinoconjunctivitis and the severity of asthma modify the relationship between obesity and asthma in children 67 years old
Summary Background The association between asthma and obesity in children, and the effect modification of allergy on this association have not been fully established. Aims The objective of the study was to know the effect modification of the severity of asthma and of the coexistence of rhinoconjunctivitis (RC) in the relationship between obesity and asthma. Methods A cross-sectional study of 17145 schoolchildren 6‐7 years old from eight Spanish cities who had completed information on height and weight of the ISAAC phase III questionnaire, which also included questions about asthma and RC symptoms and on various risk factors. Body mass index (BMI) was used to define obesity according to inte…
Variaciones geográficas en la prevalencia de síntomas de asma en los niños y adolescentes españoles. International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) fase III España
Objetivo: Analizar las variaciones geograficas en la prevalencia de sintomas relacionados con el asma en ninos y adolescentes espanoles. Poblacion y metodos: Durante los anos 2001 y 2002, el International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) fase III estudio a 28.445 ninos de 6-7 anos de 10 areas (A Coruna, Asturias, Barcelona, Bilbao, Cartagena, Castellon, Madrid, Pamplona, San Sebastian y Valencia) y 31.257 adolescentes de 13-14 anos de 11 areas (las anteriores mas Valladolid) espanolas. Los sintomas de asma se recogieron en un cuestionario escrito completado por los padres de los ninos o por los propios adolescentes. Las variaciones geograficas de las prevalencias de los si…
[Geographic variation in the prevalence of asthma symptoms in Spanish children and adolescents. International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) Phase 3, Spain].
Objective TO analyze geographic variations in the prevalence of symptoms related to asthma in Spanish children and adolescents. Population and methods In 2001 and 2002, the Spanish arm of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) Phase 3 collected information on 28 445 children in the age bracket of 6-7 years in 10 metropolitan areas (A Coruna, Asturias, Barcelona, Bilbao, Cartagena, Castellon, Madrid, Pamplona, San Sebastian, and Valencia) and on 31 257 adolescents in the bracket 13-14 years in 11 areas (the previously named areas plus Valladolid). An asthma symptom questionnaire was filled in by parents or the adolescents themselves. Differences in symptoms betw…