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Journal of Biological Sciences

Year: 2009 | Volume: 9 | Issue: 3 | Page No.: 259-263
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2009.259.263

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N. El Helaly

Country: Egypt

Y. Kamel

Country: Egypt

E. Abd Elaziz

Country: Egypt

A. Elwan

Country: Egypt

M. Nabih

Country: Egypt

Keywords


  • overweight children
  • pulmonary function
  • Asthma
Research Article

Childhood Obesity and Asthma Severity: Is There a Link?

N. El Helaly, Y. Kamel, E. Abd Elaziz, A. Elwan and M. Nabih
The aim of this study was to prove the relation between childhood obesity and asthma severity and that weight reduction improves asthma outcome. The study included 40 children with age range of 6-12 years divided into two groups; group I included 20 overweight moderate persistent asthmatics who will follow a weight reduction diet for 6 months and group II including 20 non obese moderate persistent asthmatics. All patients were assessed initially and after 6 months clinically and by Spirometric examination. Comparing both groups I and II at the beginning of the study as regards their spirometric results; group II had higher values in all parameters (FVC, FEV1, PEF and FEF 25-75) with p values of 0.001, 0.004, 0.001 and 0.001, respectively. There was also a marked statistically significant difference between all parameters of spirometry in group I before and after weight loss with a p-value of 0.001 in all parameters. Obesity is a cause of poor asthma control and weight reduction can be used as an adjunctive to decrease the need for medications and improve quality of life in obese children with persistent asthma.
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N. El Helaly, Y. Kamel, E. Abd Elaziz, A. Elwan and M. Nabih, 2009. Childhood Obesity and Asthma Severity: Is There a Link?. Journal of Biological Sciences, 9: 259-263.

DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2009.259.263

URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jbs.2009.259.263

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