Fitness, daily activity and body composition in children with newly diagnosed, untreated asthma

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1649-1655

  Vahlkvist, S ^a   Pedersen, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Asthma control; Body composition; Children; Fitness; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BONE DENSITY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; BODY COMPOSITION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 70349852934     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2009.02081.x     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. Bateman ED, Hurd SS, Barnes PJ, Bousquet J, Drazen JM, FitzGerald M et al. Global strategy for asthma management and prevention: GINA executive summary. Eur Respir J 2008 31 : 143 178.
2. Eijkemans M, Mommers M, de Vries SI, van BS, Stafleu A, Bakker I et al. Asthmatic symptoms, physical activity, and overweight in young children: a cohort study. Pediatrics 2008 121 : e666 e672.
3. Firrincieli V, Keller A, Ehrensberger R, Platts-Mills J, Shufflebarger C, Geldmaker B et al. Decreased physical activity among Head Start children with a history of wheezing: use of an accelerometer to measure activity. Pediatr Pulmonol 2005 40 : 57 63.
4. Nystad W. The physical activity level in children with asthma based on a survey among 7-16 year old school children. Scand J Med Sci Sports 1997 7 : 331 335.
5. van Gent R, van der Ent CK, Essen-Zandvliet LE, Rovers MM, Kimpen JL, de Meer G et al. No differences in physical activity in (un)diagnosed asthma and healthy controls. Pediatr Pulmonol 2007 42 : 1018 1023.
6. Hansen HS, Froberg K, Nielsen JR, Hyldebrandt N. A new approach to assessing maximal aerobic power in children: the Odense School Child Study. Eur J Appl Physiol Occup Physiol 1989 58 : 618 624.
7. Liu AH, Zeiger R, Sorkness C, Mahr T, Ostrom N, Burgess S et al. Development and cross-sectional validation of the Childhood Asthma Control Test. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2007 119 : 817 825.
8. Juniper EF, Guyatt GH, Feeny DH, Ferrie PJ, Griffith LE, Townsend M. Measuring quality of life in children with asthma. Qual Life Res 1996 5 : 35 46.
9. Miller MR, Hankinson J, Brusasco V, Burgos F, Casaburi R, Coates A et al. Standardisation of spirometry. Eur Respir J 2005 26 : 319 338.
10. ATS-ERS Recommendations for Standardized Procedures for the Online and Offline Measurement of Exhaled Lower Respiratory Nitric Oxide and Nasal Nitric Oxide, 2005. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2005 171 : 912 930.
11. Andersen E, Hutchings B, Jansen J, Nyholm M. Heights and weights of Danish children. Ugeskr Laeger 1982 144 : 1760 1765.
12. Rowlands AV, Thomas PW, Eston RG, Topping R. Validation of the RT3 triaxial accelerometer for the assessment of physical activity. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2004 36 : 518 524.
13. Cole TJ, Bellizzi MC, Flegal KM, Dietz WH. Establishing a standard definition for child overweight and obesity worldwide: International survey. BMJ 2000 320 : 1240.
14. Rabe KF, Vermeire PA, Soriano JB, Maier WC. Clinical management of asthma in 1999: the Asthma Insights and Reality in Europe (AIRE) study. Eur Respir J 2000 16 : 802 807.
15. Desfougeres J-L, Sohier B, Freedman D, Annunziata K, Lemoine A, Poterre M. Perception of asthma control by patients: results of a survey in 5 European countries. Eur Respir J 2007 30 : (Suppl. 51): Abstract 253261.
16. Glazebrook C, McPherson AC, Macdonald IA, Swift JA, Ramsay C, Newbould R et al. Asthma as a barrier to children's physical activity: implications for body mass index and mental health. Pediatrics 2006 118 : 2443 2449.
17. Lang DM, Butz AM, Duggan AK, Serwint JR. Physical activity in urban school-aged children with asthma. Pediatrics 2004 113 : e341 e346.
18. Chiang LC, Huang JL, Fu LS. Physical activity and physical self-concept: comparison between children with and without asthma. J Adv Nurs 2006 54 : 653 662.
19. Ownby DR, Peterson EL, Nelson D, Joseph CC, Williams LK, Johnson CC. The relationship of physical activity and percentage of body fat to the risk of asthma in 8- to 10-year-old children. J Asthma 2007 44 : 885 889.
20. Berntsen S, Carlsen KC, Anderssen SA, Mowinckel P, Hageberg R, Bueso AK et al. Norwegian adolescents with asthma are physical active and fit. Allergy 2009 64 : 421 426.
21. Shaaban R, Leynaert B, Soussan D, Anto JM, Chinn S, de MR et al. Physical activity and bronchial hyperresponsiveness: European Community Respiratory Health Survey II. Thorax 2007 62 : 403 410.
22. Castro-Rodriguez JA, Holberg CJ, Morgan WJ, Wright AL, Martinez FD. Increased incidence of asthmalike symptoms in girls who become overweight or obese during the school years. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2001 163 : 1344 1349.
23. Figueroa-Munoz JI, Chinn S, Rona RJ. Association between obesity and asthma in 4-11 year old children in the UK. Thorax 2001 56 : 133 137.
24. Flaherman V, Rutherford GW. A meta-analysis of the effect of high weight on asthma. Arch Dis Child 2006 91 : 334 339.
25. Gilliland FD, Berhane K, Islam T, McConnell R, Gauderman WJ, Gilliland SS et al. Obesity and the risk of newly diagnosed asthma in school-age children. Am J Epidemiol 2003 158 : 406 415.