| Autor: |
Valentina Cvejoska Cholakovska, Joshua Lawson, Mica Kimovska, Lidija Seckova, Tara Ristevska, Emilija Vlashki |
| Rok vydání: |
2018 |
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| Zdroj: |
Paediatric asthma and allergy. |
| DOI: |
10.1183/13993003.congress-2018.pa4603 |
| Popis: |
Background: As regular exercise and physical fitness have been suggested to be protective of asthma, the aim of the study was to assess the association of both physical activity and sedentary regimen with asthma prevalence and severity among children in a developing country with a low asthma prevalence and a postponed acceptance of the campaign about the health benefits of exercise. Methods: Parental-reported data obtained through a survey of 2310 children aged 5-15 years from randomly selected schools in Skopje, the capital of the Republic of Macedonia, was used. TV-watching/video games playing time daily and number of days weekly with physical activity of at least 60 minutes per day were correlated to current asthma symptoms and ever-diagnosed asthma after adjustments for potential confounders using multiple logistic regression. Results: The majority of children watched 1-3 hours of TV per day (61.8%) and were physically active >3 days weekly (54.0%). Current wheeze was documented in 6.5%, sleep-disturbing wheeze in 3.6%, exercise-induced wheeze in 1.7%, and asthma in 2.3% of the children. TV-watching ≥5 hours per day increased the risk of current wheeze (aOR: 2.95; 1.24-7.04; p=0.015) and asthma (aOR: 3.62; 1.04-12.68; p=0.044), while physical activity >3 days weekly decreased the risk of sleep-disturbing wheeze (aOR: 0.40; 0.17-0.97; p=0.043). Conclusion: The findings support the aggravating role of sedentary lifestyle on asthma and the protective influence of regular physical activity on asthma severity. Physical activity should be strongly recommended in children to improve physical fitness and thus to contribute in asthma prevention. |
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OpenAIRE |
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