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ArticleThe World Allergy Organization journal2021

Prevalence of asthma symptoms and associated factors in adolescents and adults in southern Brazil: A

Marilyn Urrutia-Pereira, Herberto Chong-Neto, Lucas Pitrez Mocellin, Philippa Ellwood, Luis Garcia-Marcos, Laura Simon, Pietro Rinelli, Dirceu Solé

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Article in The World Allergy Organization journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Asthma as a risk factor and allergic rhinitis as a protective factor for COVID-19 severity: a case-control study.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2024
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  4. Prevalence of allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, and wheezing at 15 and 22 years of age: the 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort Study.Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Marilyn Urrutia-PereiraDepartment of Pediatrics, Federal University of Pampa (Unipampa), Brazil.
Herberto Chong-NetoDepartment of Pediatrics, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil.
Lucas Pitrez MocellinDepartment of Collective Health, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Pampa, Brazil.
Philippa EllwoodDepartment of Paediatrics: Child and Youth Health, The University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Luis Garcia-MarcosPediatric Allergy and Pulmonology Units, Arrixaca University Children's Hospital, University of Murcia, IMIB Bio-health Research Institute of Murcia (IMIB), ARADyAL Network, Spain.
Laura SimonDepartment of Pediatrics, Federal University of Pampa (Unipampa), Brazil.
Pietro RinelliDepartment of Pediatrics, Federal University of Pampa (Unipampa), Brazil.
Dirceu SoléDivision of Allergy, Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil.
Universidade Federal do Pampa · BRInstituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria · ESUniversidade Federal de São Paulo · BRUniversidade Federal do Paraná · BRUniversity of Auckland · NZ

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe Global Asthma Network (GAN) aims to find out the current status of the prevalence and severity of asthma, rhinitis, and eczema using global surveillance to achieve worldwide recognition and improve the management of asthma, especially in low- and middle-income countries. The aim of this study was to verify the associated factors for asthma in adolescents and their respective parents/caregivers.

methodsAdolescents (13-14 years old; n = 1058) and their respective parents/caregivers (mean age = 42.1 years, n = 896) living in the town of Uruguaiana, Southern Brazil fulfilled the standardized questionnaire.

resultsAlthough the prevalence of wheezing in the past 12 months was higher among adults than adolescents (18.4% vs. 15.8%, respectively), adolescents showed more severe wheezing and worse control over the disease revealed by higher consumption of short-acting beta-2 agonists; going to the emergency room; hospitalization in the last year and dry night cough. Smoking and paracetamol use were associated with risk for developing asthma symptoms and consuming seafood/fish was protective. For the adults smoking (10 or more cigarettes/day) and exposure to mould in the house were associated with risk for asthma symptoms.

conclusionsAdolescents have a high prevalence of asthma symptoms and few have an action plan. Adults do not have their disease under control and they use more relief than preventive medication. Differences in associated factors could determine the outcomes in asthma control among adolescents and their parents.

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AdolescentsAdultsAsthmaEpidemiologyGAN, Global Asthma NetworkHDI, Human Development IndexISAAC, International Study of Asthma and Allergies in ChildhoodRisk factors

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PMID33850603
PMCPMC8010518
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