Left-handedness in asthmatic children
Left-handedness in asthmatic children
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DOI：
10.1034/j.1399-3038.2003.00013.x
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发表时间：
2003-06-01
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Molyvdas, PA
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作者：
Krommydas, G;Gourgoulianis, KI;Molyvdas, PA
左撇子与哮喘和过敏性疾病有关。Geschwind-Behan-Galaburda（GBG）假说可以解释这种关联。鉴于以前的研究结果，我们调查了哮喘儿童和4-8岁对照组的偏侧化评分分布。对70个哮喘儿童家庭进行了儿童哮喘和过敏国际研究（ISAAC）问卷调查和爱丁堡左撇子量表。70个家庭的非哮喘，健康儿童的样本作为对照。大多数儿童患有轻度哮喘。哮喘患儿的主要特征是双手灵巧。哮喘儿童伴变应性鼻炎组的偏侧商数（LQ）分布存在统计学显著差异（LQ平均值：42.85，其余哮喘儿童为79.50）。这些结果表明，有一个倾向于左利手的哮喘儿童和贷款支持GBG假说。
Left-handedness has been associated with asthma and allergic disorders. The Geschwind-Behan-Galaburda (GBG) hypothesis could explain this association. In view of previous findings, we investigated the distribution of laterality scores among asthmatic children and controls aged 4-8 years old. Seventy families with asthmatic children were administered the International Study of Asthma and Allergy in Childhood (ISAAC) questionnaire and the Edinburgh Left-handedness Inventory. A sample of 70 families with non-asthmatic, healthy children was used as controls. The majority of children had mild asthma. Ambidexterity was the main feature in the asthmatic children. A statistically significant difference in the laterality quotient (LQ) distribution was found in the group of asthmatic children with allergic rhinitis (LQ mean value in the asthmatic children with allergic rhinitis: 42.85 vs. 79.50 in the rest of the asthmatic children). These results suggest that there is a tendency towards left-handedness in asthmatic children and lend support to the GBG hypothesis.