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Physical activity level in asthmatic adolescents: cross-sectional population-based study

ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the level of physical activity in asthmatics in comparison with non-asthmatics in a population study. Methods: Cross-sectional study with 13 to 14-year-old adolescents who participated in the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC). The subjects ...

Hiperlactatemia en pacientes hospitalizados por asma: Frecuencia e implicaciones clínicas
Hyperlactatemia in hospitalized patients with asthma. Frequency and clinical implications

Medicina (B.Aires); 79 (1), 2019
Se ha descrito un incremento del lactato sanguíneo en algunos pacientes tratados por agudización del asma. Sin embargo, se desconoce su frecuencia y el significado clínico en la práctica clínica habitual. El objetivo del estudio ha sido evaluar las características asociadas a la presencia de hiperl...

Temporal evolution of and factors associated with asthma and wheezing in schoolchildren in Brazil

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To estimate the evolution of the prevalence of asthma and wheezing among schoolchildren in Brazil from 2012 to 2015, as well as to identify factors associated with both conditions. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study using data from the Brazilian National School-Based Adolesce...

Axial Spondyloarthritis after bariatric surgery: a 7-year retrospective analysis

Adv Rheumatol; 59 (), 2019
Abstract Background: In recent decades, obesity has become a public health problem in many countries. The objective of this study was to evaluate the main joint and extra-articular manifestations related to spondyloarthritis (SpA) after bariatric surgery (BS) in a retrospective cohort. Methods: Demogra...

Varredura espaço-temporal para identificação de áreas de risco para hospitalização de crianças por asma em Mato Grosso

Rev. bras. epidemiol; 22 (), 2019
RESUMO: Introdução: A asma resulta de complexa interação entre fatores genéticos, ambientais e socioeconômicos e representa um importante problema de saúde pública mundial. O objetivo deste trabalho foi identificar áreas prioritárias para ações de controle de asma em crianças. Método: E...

Self-reported smoking status and urinary cotinine levels in patients with asthma

J. bras. pneumol; 44 (6), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the frequency of active smoking among patients with asthma and individuals without asthma by self-report and urinary cotinine measurement. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in the city of Salvador, Brazil, and involving 1,341 individuals: 498 patients ...

Trend of self-reported asthma prevalence in Brazil from 2003 to 2013 in adults and factors associated with prevalence

J. bras. pneumol; 44 (6), 2018
ABSTRACT Objectives: To determine the trend of self-reported asthma diagnosed prevalence and to describe the factors associated with asthma in Brazilian adults. Method: Epidemiological cross-sectional study based on databases analysis from three national household surveys: Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra...

Socioeconomic factors and risk for hospitalisation due to asthma in children in the municipalities of Mato Grosso State, Brazil

Abstract This ecological study used data accumulated between 2001 and 2012 hospital admissions of children under five years of age with asthma in 141 municipalities in the Mato Grosso. Hospital data were extracted from the SIH/SUS system, and hospitalisation rates were estimated using the Bayesian infere...

Asthma control, lung function, nutritional status, and health-related quality of life: differences between adult males and females with asthma

J. bras. pneumol; 44 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate health-related quality of life in asthma patients treated at a referral center in southern Brazil, identifying differences between male and female patients, as well as to evaluate differences between the males and females in terms of asthma control, lung function, and nut...

Clinical differences between children with asthma and rhinitis in rural and urban areas

Colomb. med; 49 (2), 2018
Abstract Background: Epidemiological studies have shown that children who grow up on traditional farms are protected from allergic diseases. However, less is known about if the environment influences the pharmacotherapy in these patients. Objective: To compare the treatment of asthmatic and rhinitis c...