Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a relevant risk factor for the development of asthma in children. We recruited a cohort of 104 children with AR and re-evaluated them after 5 years. We considered the ARIA classification. All patients, who had moderate to severe persistent AR at baseline, developed asthma symptoms. These results strongly indicate that the severity of AR may be an important factor that ...

OBJECTIVES The Allergic rhinitis and its impact on asthma (ARIA) guidelines were suggested for use to classify allergic rhinitis (AR). However, few studies have been performed in Asians. The objective of this study is to identify the clinical characteristics of AR in Korean patients according to the ARIA guidelines. METHODS For the study, 610 patients who had been diagnosed with allergic rhin...

The aims of the current study were to assess the clinical features of allergic rhinitis (AR) in children in Shanghai. Serum-specific IgE (sIgE) tests were performed on samples from patients with AR symptoms from January 2011 to December 2014. A disease-related questionnaire was completed after AR diagnosis. The allergen profile and clinical features of AR were analyzed. In total, 2713 AR patien...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether the Portuguese version of the Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ) is a valid instrument to measure asthma control in adult outpatients in Brazil. METHODS We selected 278 outpatients diagnosed with asthma. All of the patients completed the questionnaire, underwent spirometry and were clinically evaluated by a physician in order to characterize the control of the di...

Despite evidence that adverse outcomes are less frequent when asthma management is optimised, the link between the level of control, disease severity and medical resource utilisation (MRU) is poorly documented. This relationship was investigated in a group of patients suffering from persistent asthma (Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) > or = 2) in France. In 1998 a computerised family practic...

Material/Methods: Twenty-five children aged 5 to 13 years participated in the study: 19 with asthma analyzed both during an attack (acute asthma group) and after controlling the condition (controlled asthma group), and 6 without asthma (control group). Peak flow, spirometric variables and C-reactive protein were analyzed. Heart rate variability (HRV) was evaluated at rest for 10 min in the supi...

OBJECTIVE Elevated values of body mass index (BMI) have been associated with higher prevalence of asthma in adults. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the association between obesity and asthma severity. METHODS Medical records of two hundred patients older than 20 years of age were evaluated retrospectively. Asthma severity was established after the evaluation of the medical history...

INTRODUCTION Asthma is a disease with a complex pathogenesis. Obesity seems to be crucial risk factor for the development and worse clinical outcome of the disease. The aim of the study was to assess the relation between the body weight and the severity of asthma and preliminary analysis of factors influencing nutritional status among asthmatic children. MATERIAL AND METHODS Complete data hav...

McLean DE, Bowen S, Drezner K, et al. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2004;158:244–249 Purpose of the Study. To determine the prevalence of asthma among a population of homeless children. Study Population. A total of 740 children whose families entered 3 family shelters in New York City, New York, from June 1998 to September 1999, representing 75% of all children entering these shelters. Methods. On ...