PMID- 19484670
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20090707
LR  - 20151119
IS  - 1532-4303 (Electronic)
IS  - 0277-0903 (Linking)
VI  - 46
IP  - 4
DP  - 2009 May
TI  - Association between asthma symptoms and obesity in preschool (4-5 year old) 
      children.
PG  - 362-5
LID - 10.1080/02770900902759260 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVE: There have been many publications looking at the association between 
      asthma and obesity in school aged children and adolescents. There have been few 
      studies looking at the association in preschool children. METHODS: Questionnaire 
      data on 1509 4- to 5-year-old children were collected in 2006 from the state of 
      South Australia, Australia. The prevalence of asthma symptoms, allergic rhinitis 
      and eczema was ascertained using the International Study of Asthma and Allergy in 
      Childhood (ISAAC) questionnaire. Body mass index was calculated from height and 
      weight data and prevalence of obesity was defined using the International Obesity 
      Task Force (IOTF) definitions. RESULTS: The prevalence of wheeze in the last 12 
      months in the preschool population was 23.7%. In the cohort, 199 (13.7%) children 
      were classified as overweight and 83 (5.7%) children were classified as obese. A 
      significant relationship was identified between "wheeze in the last 12 months" (p 
      <.01), "wheeze ever" (p <.001) and "asthma ever" (p <.001) with the trend towards 
      obesity. The relationship was significant for both male and female sex with the 
      exception of "wheeze in the last 12 months" in obese females. (p = 0.09). 
      CONCLUSION: There is an association between asthma symptoms and obesity in 
      preschool children. The relationship is evident for both male and female sex.
FAU - Tai, Andrew
AU  - Tai A
AD  - Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia. 
      andrew.tai@rch.org.au
FAU - Volkmer, Robert
AU  - Volkmer R
FAU - Burton, Alexandra
AU  - Burton A
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - England
TA  - J Asthma
JT  - The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of 
      Asthma
JID - 8106454
SB  - IM
MH  - Age Distribution
MH  - Analysis of Variance
MH  - Asthma/*diagnosis/*epidemiology
MH  - Body Mass Index
MH  - Chi-Square Distribution
MH  - Child, Preschool
MH  - Comorbidity
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Logistic Models
MH  - Male
MH  - Obesity/*diagnosis/*epidemiology
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - Probability
MH  - Prognosis
MH  - Respiratory Function Tests
MH  - Risk Assessment
MH  - Severity of Illness Index
MH  - Sex Distribution
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - Victoria/epidemiology
EDAT- 2009/06/02 09:00
MHDA- 2009/07/08 09:00
CRDT- 2009/06/02 09:00
PHST- 2009/06/02 09:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2009/06/02 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2009/07/08 09:00 [medline]
AID - 911835374 [pii]
AID - 10.1080/02770900902759260 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Asthma. 2009 May;46(4):362-5. doi: 10.1080/02770900902759260.