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Non-specific bronchial hyper-responsiveness in children with allergic rhinitis: relationship with the atopic status

2003

An increased prevalence of bronchial hyper-responsiveness (BHR) has been demonstrated in children from a general population, and in non-asthmatic adults with allergic rhinitis. Thus, also children with allergic rhinitis are expected to be at higher risk of BHR. We evaluated the prevalence of BHR in a sample of non-asthmatic children with allergic rhinitis by means of the methacholine (Mch) bronchial challenge, and by monitorizing the airway patency using the daily peak expiratory flow variability (PEFv). Fifty-one children (ranged 6-15 years of age) with allergic rhinitis, ascertained by skin prick test to inhalant allergens, underwent a 14-day peak expiratory flow monitoring, and a Mch bro…

Cross-Sectional StudieHypersensitivity ImmediateMaleRhinitis Allergic PerennialAdolescentRespiratory Function Tests; Peak Expiratory Flow Rate; Airway Resistance; Vital Capacity; Bronchial Provocation Tests; Humans; Predictive Value of Tests; Child; Forced Expiratory Volume; Child Welfare; Cross-Sectional Studies; Rhinitis Allergic Perennial; Immunoglobulin E; Hypersensitivity Immediate; Bronchial Hyperreactivity; Statistics as Topic; Adolescent; Male; Biological Markers; Female; PrevalenceAirway ResistanceVital CapacityStatistics as TopicChild WelfarePeak Expiratory Flow RatePredictive Value of TestImmunoglobulin EBronchial Provocation TestForced Expiratory VolumeBiological MarkerPrevalenceFemaleBronchial HyperreactivityChildRespiratory Function TestHuman
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Questionnaires, spirometry and PEF monitoring in epidemiological studies on elderly respiratory patients.

2003

Questionnaires are the most used subjective instrument of measurement in respiratory epidemiology. The standardisation of the questionnaires aims to limit bias by maximising validity and reliability, and comparability. Within the European Union project BIOMED1, a compendium of respiratory standard questionnaires (CORSQ) was developed for adults covering 18 topics from general information to early life events, through environmental risk factors and respiratory symptoms and diseases. Reliable spirometry data needs a rigorous quality control programme, as in the "Salute Respiratoria nell'Anziano" (Sa.R.A.) project, Italian for "Respiratory Health in the Elderly". Reproducibility rates were 95.…

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