Follow−up of asthma from childhood to adulthood: Influence of potential childhood risk factors on the outcome of pulmonary function and bronchial responsiveness in adulthood

Autor: Scott T. Weiss, Jorrit Gerritsen, Johanna C. Veltman, Wim M. C. van Aalderen, K. Knol, R. J. Roorda, Jan P. Schouten
Přispěvatelé: Other departments
Rok vydání: 1994
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Zdroj: Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 93(3), 575-584. Mosby Inc.
ISSN: 0091-6749
DOI: 10.1016/s0091-6749(94)70069-9
Popis: The outcome of asthma in 406 children, aged 8 to 12 years, was studied. Follow-up in adulthood was 86%, with a mean age of 24.7 years and a mean interval of follow-up of 14.8 years. The predictive value of gender and various childhood variables on the adult level of pulmonary function (forced expiratory volume in 1 second [FEV1]) and bronchial responsiveness in adulthood was assessed. An increase in mean percent predicted FEV1 from childhood to adulthood was found, both in subjects with (76%) and without (24%) current respiratory symptoms. The only childhood variable predictive of adult level of FEV1 was the level of percent predicted FEV1 (p
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