TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of Physical Activity on Reporting of Childhood Asthma Symptoms
AU - Nnodum, Benedicta Nneoma
AU - McCormack, Meredith C.
AU - Putcha, Nirupama
AU - Hwang, Seungyoung
AU - Paulin, Laura M.
AU - Brigham, Emily P.
AU - Fawzy, Ashraf
AU - Romero, Karina
AU - Diette, Gregory B.
AU - Hansel, Nadia N.
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding This publication ‘‘Impact of Physical Activity on Reporting of Childhood Asthma Symptoms’’ was supported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the agreement numbers RD-83615201, RD-83451001, RD-83213901 and the National Institutes of Health under award numbers 1P50ES015903, P01ES018176, P50ES018176 and KL2TR001077. This publication has not been formally reviewed by the EPA nor the NIH, and the views expressed in this document are solely those of authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Environmental Protection Agency or the National Institutes of Health. Neither the EPA nor NIH endorses any products or commercial services mentioned in this publication.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2017/12/1
Y1 - 2017/12/1
N2 - This study aims to determine the impact of physical activity on asthma symptom reporting among children living in an inner city. Among 147 children aged 5–12 years with physician-diagnosed asthma, we assessed asthma symptoms using twice-daily diaries and physical activity using the physical activity questionnaire for children during three 8-day periods (baseline, 3 and 6 months). Linear, logistic, and quasi-poisson regression models were used to determine the association between physical activity and asthma symptoms; adjusting for age, sex, race, BMI, caregiver’s education, asthma severity, medication use, and season. A 1-unit increase in PAQ score was significantly associated with reporting more nocturnal symptoms [risk ratio (RR): 1.03; 95% CI 1.00–1.06], daytime symptoms (RR: 1.04; 95% CI 1.00–1.09), being bothered by asthma (RR: 1.05; 95% CI 1.00–1.09), and trouble breathing (RR: 1.05; 95% CI 1.00–1.10). Level of physical activity should be taken into account in clinical management of asthma and epidemiological studies of asthma symptom burden.
AB - This study aims to determine the impact of physical activity on asthma symptom reporting among children living in an inner city. Among 147 children aged 5–12 years with physician-diagnosed asthma, we assessed asthma symptoms using twice-daily diaries and physical activity using the physical activity questionnaire for children during three 8-day periods (baseline, 3 and 6 months). Linear, logistic, and quasi-poisson regression models were used to determine the association between physical activity and asthma symptoms; adjusting for age, sex, race, BMI, caregiver’s education, asthma severity, medication use, and season. A 1-unit increase in PAQ score was significantly associated with reporting more nocturnal symptoms [risk ratio (RR): 1.03; 95% CI 1.00–1.06], daytime symptoms (RR: 1.04; 95% CI 1.00–1.09), being bothered by asthma (RR: 1.05; 95% CI 1.00–1.09), and trouble breathing (RR: 1.05; 95% CI 1.00–1.10). Level of physical activity should be taken into account in clinical management of asthma and epidemiological studies of asthma symptom burden.
KW - Asthma
KW - Children
KW - Physical activity
KW - Respiratory symptoms
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U2 - 10.1007/s00408-017-0049-7
DO - 10.1007/s00408-017-0049-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 28914352
AN - SCOPUS:85029514528
VL - 195
SP - 693
EP - 698
JO - Pneumonologie. Pneumonology
JF - Pneumonologie. Pneumonology
SN - 0341-2040
IS - 6
ER -