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 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, The Author(s).
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
SN - 0341-2040
VL - 195
SP - 693
EP - 698
JO - Lung
JF - Lung
IS - 6
ER -