The role of small airway function parameters in preschool asthmatic children

Autor: Liangqin Yi, Yan Zhao, Ziyao Guo, Qinyuan Li, Guangli Zhang, Xiaoyin Tian, Ximing Xu, Zhengxiu Luo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: BMC Pulmonary Medicine, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2466
DOI: 10.1186/s12890-023-02515-3
Popis: Abstract Background Small airways are the major sites of inflammation and airway remodeling in all severities of asthma patients. However, whether small airway function parameters could reflect the airway dysfunction feature in preschool asthmatic children remain unclear. We aim to investigate the role of small airway function parameters in evaluating airway dysfunction, airflow limitation and airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR). Methods Eight hundred and fifty-one preschool children diagnosed with asthma were enrolled retrospectively to investigate the characteristics of small airway function parameters. Curve estimation analysis was applied to clarify the correlation between small and large airway dysfunction. Spearman’s correlation and receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curves were employed to evaluate the relationship between small airway dysfunction (SAD) and AHR. Results The prevalence of SAD was 19.5% (166 of 851) in this cross-sectional cohort study. Small airway function parameters (FEF25-75%, FEF50%, FEF75%) showed strong correlations with FEV1% (r = 0.670, 0.658, 0.609, p
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