Lower prevalence and greater severity of asthma in hot and dry climate
Abstract Objective: To estimate asthma prevalence, severity, and associated factors in adolescents who live in a low relative humidity environment. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, adolescents aged 13-14 years from the city of Petrolina located in the Brazilian semiarid region answered the...
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| author | Marco Aurélio de Valois Correia Junior Emanuel Sávio Cavalcanti Sarinho José Angelo Rizzo Silvia Wanick Sarinho |
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| description | Abstract Objective: To estimate asthma prevalence, severity, and associated factors in adolescents who live in a low relative humidity environment. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, adolescents aged 13-14 years from the city of Petrolina located in the Brazilian semiarid region answered the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) questionnaire. The possible explanatory variables of the study were gender, family income, mother's education, smokers in the household, parental history of asthma, personal history of allergic rhinitis or atopic dermatitis, and physical activity level. Poisson regression analysis was used to assess the association between asthma and the explanatory variables. Results: A total of 1591 adolescents participated in the study, of whom 49.7% were male. The prevalence of active asthma, severe asthma, and physician-diagnosed asthma were 14.0%, 10.4%, and 17.8%, respectively. Adolescents with asthma missed more school days than their peers (33 vs. 22 days/year; p < 0.03). Associated factors that remained significant after adjustment were history of asthma in parents (PR = 2.65, p < 0.001) and personal diagnosis of allergic rhinitis (PR = 1.96, p < 0.001) and/or atopic dermatitis (PR = 2.18, p < 0.001). Conclusion: Asthma prevalence in this low-humidity environment was lower, but more severe than those reported in other Brazilian cities. The dry climate might hamper disease control and this may have contributed to the higher school absenteeism observed. The association of asthma with allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis as well as a history of asthma in parents suggests that atopy is an important risk factor for asthma in this population. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-71166b631f7748508cca3e6f9313e9712022-12-22T01:28:48ZengElsevierJornal de Pediatria1678-478293214815510.1016/j.jped.2016.05.006S0021-75572017000200148Lower prevalence and greater severity of asthma in hot and dry climateMarco Aurélio de Valois Correia JuniorEmanuel Sávio Cavalcanti SarinhoJosé Angelo RizzoSilvia Wanick SarinhoAbstract Objective: To estimate asthma prevalence, severity, and associated factors in adolescents who live in a low relative humidity environment. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, adolescents aged 13-14 years from the city of Petrolina located in the Brazilian semiarid region answered the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) questionnaire. The possible explanatory variables of the study were gender, family income, mother's education, smokers in the household, parental history of asthma, personal history of allergic rhinitis or atopic dermatitis, and physical activity level. Poisson regression analysis was used to assess the association between asthma and the explanatory variables. Results: A total of 1591 adolescents participated in the study, of whom 49.7% were male. The prevalence of active asthma, severe asthma, and physician-diagnosed asthma were 14.0%, 10.4%, and 17.8%, respectively. Adolescents with asthma missed more school days than their peers (33 vs. 22 days/year; p < 0.03). Associated factors that remained significant after adjustment were history of asthma in parents (PR = 2.65, p < 0.001) and personal diagnosis of allergic rhinitis (PR = 1.96, p < 0.001) and/or atopic dermatitis (PR = 2.18, p < 0.001). Conclusion: Asthma prevalence in this low-humidity environment was lower, but more severe than those reported in other Brazilian cities. The dry climate might hamper disease control and this may have contributed to the higher school absenteeism observed. The association of asthma with allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis as well as a history of asthma in parents suggests that atopy is an important risk factor for asthma in this population.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0021-75572017000200148&lng=en&tlng=enAsthmaRisk factorsAllergic rhinitisAdolescentEpidemiologyPrevalence |
| spellingShingle | Marco Aurélio de Valois Correia Junior Emanuel Sávio Cavalcanti Sarinho José Angelo Rizzo Silvia Wanick Sarinho Lower prevalence and greater severity of asthma in hot and dry climate Jornal de Pediatria Asthma Risk factors Allergic rhinitis Adolescent Epidemiology Prevalence |
| title | Lower prevalence and greater severity of asthma in hot and dry climate |
| title_full | Lower prevalence and greater severity of asthma in hot and dry climate |
| title_fullStr | Lower prevalence and greater severity of asthma in hot and dry climate |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lower prevalence and greater severity of asthma in hot and dry climate |
| title_short | Lower prevalence and greater severity of asthma in hot and dry climate |
| title_sort | lower prevalence and greater severity of asthma in hot and dry climate |
| topic | Asthma Risk factors Allergic rhinitis Adolescent Epidemiology Prevalence |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0021-75572017000200148&lng=en&tlng=en |
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