Do obese inner-city children with asthma have more symptoms than nonobese children with asthma?
Do obese inner-city children with asthma have more symptoms than nonobese children with asthma?
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DOI：
10.1542/peds.106.6.1436
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发表时间：
2000-12-01
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8
通讯作者：
Crain, EF
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作者：
Belamarich, PF;Luder, E;Crain, EF
客观的。测试肥胖是否与呼气峰流速 (PEFR) 降低、哮喘症状增加和医疗服务使用增加相关。设计/方法。对横截面方便样本数据进行二次分析。设置。 7 个城市 8 个内城区的急诊科 (ED) 和初级保健诊所。参与者。一千三百二十二名 4 至 9 岁患有哮喘的儿童。措施。肥胖被定义为体重指数（BMI，体重/身高(2)）>95%。非肥胖儿童是指 BMI 在第 5 个百分位和第 95 个百分位之间的儿童。 BMI 过低的儿童
Objective. To test whether obesity is associated with decreased peak expiratory flow rates (PEFR), increased asthma symptoms, and increased health service use.Design/Methods. Secondary analysis of data from a cross-sectional convenience sample.Setting. Emergency departments (EDs) and primary care clinics in 8 inner-city areas in 7 cities.Participants. One thousand three hundred twenty-two children aged 4 to 9 years with asthma.Measures. Obesity was defined as a body mass index (BMI, weight/height(2)) >95th percentile. Nonobese children were those with a BMI between the 5th and 95th percentile. Underweight children with a BMI