CHANGING PREVALENCE OF ASTHMA IN AUSTRALIAN CHILDREN
CHANGING PREVALENCE OF ASTHMA IN AUSTRALIAN CHILDREN
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DOI：
10.1136/bmj.308.6944.1591
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发表时间：
1994-06-18
影响因子：
105.7
通讯作者：
WOOLCOCK, AJ
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作者：
PEAT, JK;VANDENBERG, RH;WOOLCOCK, AJ
目的：研究10年内儿童哮喘患病率是否增加。设计：采用标准方案对两个儿童群体进行系列横断面研究。地点：新南威尔士州的两个城镇：贝尔蒙特（沿海和潮湿）和瓦格加瓦格加对象----8至10岁儿童：1982年，贝尔蒙特有718人，瓦格加瓦格加有769人; 1992年贝尔蒙特873例，瓦格加瓦格加795例。主要观察指标：父母自填问卷记录呼吸系统疾病史，组胺吸入试验测定气道高反应性，皮肤点刺试验测定过敏性反应性。结果：贝尔蒙特1982年12个月内喘息的患病率为10.4%（75/718），1992年上升到27.6%（240/873）（P
Objective-To investigate whether prevalence of asthma in children increased in 10 years.Design-Serial cross sectional studies of two populations of children by means of standard protocol.Setting-Two towns in New South Wales: Belmont (coastal and humid) and Wagga Wagga (inland and dry).Subjects-Children aged 8-10 years: 718 in Belmont and 769 in Wagga Wagga in 1982; 873 in Belmont and 795 in Wagga Wagga in 1992.Main outcome measures-History of respiratory illness recorded by parents in self administered questionnaire; airway hyperresponsiveness by histamine inhalation test; atopy by skin prick tests; counts of house dust mites in domestic dust.Results-Prevalence of wheeze in previous 12 months increased in Belmont, from 10.4% (75/718) in 1982 to 27.6% (240/873) in 1992 (P