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ArticleThe Journal of allergy and clinical immunology2015

Sex-related differences in pulmonary physiologic outcome measures in a high-risk birth cohort.

Amy O Thomas, Daniel J Jackson, Michael D Evans, Victoria Rajamanickam, Ronald E Gangnon, Sean B Fain, Ronald L Sorkness, Adesua Y Okupa, Alex Thomas, James E Gern and 1 more

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Article in The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Amy O ThomasDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis.
Daniel J JacksonDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis. Electronic address: djj@medicine.wisc.edu.
Michael D EvansDepartment of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis.
Victoria RajamanickamDepartment of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis.
Ronald E GangnonDepartment of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis.
Sean B FainDepartment of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis; Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis.
Ronald L SorknessDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis; Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis; Department of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis.
Adesua Y OkupaDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis.
Alex ThomasDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis.
James E GernDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis; Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis.
Robert F LemanskeDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis; Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis.
University of Wisconsin–Madison · US

Funding

Institutional Clinical and Translational Science AwardUL1TR000427 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI DREZNER, MARC KENNETH · 2012 to 2016
$32.2M
Virus-Bacterial Interactions and Exacerba of AsthmaP01HL070831 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI BOCHKOV, YURY A · 2002 to 2017
$31.3M
Wisconsin Allergy Research Training (WISCART) ProgramT32AI007635 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI James E. Gern, DANIEL J JACKSON · 2000 to 2026
$6.5M
AsthmaNet: UW-Madison Clinical and Translational Research CenterU10HL098090 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI LEMANSKE, ROBERT F, SORKNESS, CHRISTINE ANNE · 2009 to 2015
$4.8M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000427NCATS NIH HHS UL1TR000427NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL070831NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL70831NHLBI NIH HHS U10 HL098090NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007635
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSex influences the risk of wheezing illnesses and the prevalence of asthma throughout childhood.

objectiveTo better understand the mechanisms of these effects, we analyzed longitudinal relationships between sex, lung physiology, and asthma in the Childhood Origins of ASThma birth cohort study.

methodsChildhood Origins of ASThma birth cohort study children were followed prospectively from birth and assessed annually. Results of spirometry, fractional exhaled nitric oxide (Feno), mannitol provocation testing, and (3)He gas magnetic resonance imaging were assessed by sex using multivariate models including age, asthma diagnosis, and wheezing histories.

resultsGirls had higher prebronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 0.5 seconds/forced vital capacity values than did boys (mean difference, 0.017; 95% CI, 0.000-0.034; P = .05) of equivalent age. Postbronchodilator findings were more pronounced, with boys demonstrating reduced forced expiratory volume in 0.5 seconds/forced vital capacity values than did girls of equivalent age (mean difference, 0.032; 95% CI, 0.014-0.049; P = .0005). Conversely, girls were noted to have higher ventilation defects on (3)He magnetic resonance imaging than did boys (P = .01). No differences were noted in the rate of positive responses to mannitol provocation or Feno measurements.

conclusionsLower airflow values are present by spirometry for prepubertal boys than for age-matched girls; however, greater (3)He ventilation defects were noted in girls. This could represent a greater degree of subclinical air trapping in prepubertal girls because residual volumes are not detected on standard spirometric readings. No differences were noted between the 2 sexes with airway hyperresponsiveness (mannitol provocation testing) or inflammation (Feno). Prospective peripubertal follow-up will determine whether these differences persist or change with the de novo expression and remission of asthma based on sex and age.

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AdultAsthmaBronchial Provocation TestsChildChild, PreschoolExhalationFemaleForced Expiratory VolumeHumansInfantLungMaleMannitolMultivariate AnalysisNitric OxideProspective StudiesMannitolNitric Oxideairway hyperreactivityasthmafractional exhaled nitric oxidegenderhelium MRImannitolpulmonary physiologySexspirometryventilation defects

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PMID25678088
PMCPMC4530024
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