ArticleIndian journal of pediatrics2023
Pulmonary Function Tests in Childhood Asthma: Which indices are Better for Assessment of Severity?
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- Efficacy and safety of probiotics in the treatment of pediatric asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Relation of changes in PEF and FEVEuropean clinical respiratory journal · 2026Article
- Phenotype Overlap and Lung Function in Childhood Asthma: The Interaction Between T2 and Non-T2 Responses.Pediatric pulmonology · 2025Observational
- Relation of Changes in PEF and FEVPulmonary medicine · 2025Article
- Serological markers, pulmonary function, and prognosis in pediatric asthma: predictive model development and validation.American journal of translational research · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo study pulmonary function tests in childhood asthma and to determine which indices are better for assessment of severity.
methodsThis was a hospital-based, cross-sectional study. All consecutive children aged between 5 and 15 y with mild and severe persistent asthma were enrolled. Children in whom diagnosis of asthma was doubtful and those with chronic lung disease or suppurative lung disease were excluded. Diagnosis and classification was based on GINA guidelines. Age-/sex-matched controls who did not have history of wheezing any time in the past were selected. Detailed spirometry was performed on all children enrolled using RMS HELIOS 401.
resultsA total of 144 children were enrolled in the study (48 children in each group, i.e., control, mild and severe). Mean age of the study population was 9.06 ± 2.604 y with M:F ratio of 1.9:1. Mean percent of predicted values of FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC, FEF
conclusionFEV1 was better index for assessing severity of asthma and FEF
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