The frequency of sleep-disordered breathing in preschool children with asthma and its effects on control of asthma
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Murat Capanoglu [2] ; Tayfur Ginis [2] ; Betul Buyuktiryaki [2] ; Hakan Guvenir [2] ; Emine Vezir [2] ; Emine Dibek Misirlioglu [2] ; Muge Toyran [2] ; Refika Ersu [1] ; Can Naci Kocabas [3] ; Ersoy Civelek [2]
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[1] University of Ottawa
University of Ottawa
Canadá
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[2] Department of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, University of Health Sciences, Ankara Child Health and Diseases Hematology Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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[3] Department of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Mugla, Turkey
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- Localización: Allergologia et immunopathologia: International journal for clinical and investigate allergology and clinical immunology, ISSN-e 1578-1267, ISSN 0301-0546, Vol. 52, Nº. 1, 2024, págs. 38-43
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is more common in asthmatic patients than in non-asthmatic persons, and SDB affects negatively to control asthma. A limited number of studies are discovered on the effect of SDB in preschool asthmatic children. In this study, we aimed to investigate the prevalence of SDB and its effect on control and severity of asthma in preschool children. A pediatric sleep questionnaire was completed by parents of asthmatic children. Patients who received a score of 0.33 or higher were diagnosed with SDB. Control and severity of asthma was assessed by a pediatric allergy specialist based on the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) criteria. The study included 249 patients, with a mean±SD age of 4.37±1.04 (range: 2–5.9) years; 69% were boys; 56.6% children had uncontrolled asthma and 28.7% had SDB. The SDB score was significantly different between controlled and uncontrolled asthma (0.19 vs 0.28; P < 0.001). The frequency of uncontrolled asthma in patients with and without SDB was 74.3% and 49.4%, respectively (P < 0.010). Based on the severity of asthma, the frequency of SDB among patients with mild, moderate, and severe asthma was 23.4%, 35.2%, and 47.4%, respectively (P = 0.010).
