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The prevalence of atopy and asthma among university freshmen in Seoul, Korea: association with obesity.
- Source :
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The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma [J Asthma] 2007 Jan-Feb; Vol. 44 (1), pp. 45-9. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- The aims of this study were to investigate the prevalence of atopy, asthma, and obesity in university freshmen and to determine whether leptin is associated with bronchodilator reversibility in obesity. A total of 537 university freshmen completed International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Children (ISAAC) questionnaire and underwent skin prick testing and bronchodilator reversibility test. The prevalences of asthma, wheeze, and atopy were 10 (1.9%), 84 (15.6%), and 198 (36.9%), respectively. The mean (+/- SD) bronchodilator response (5.1 +/- 4.4%) was higher in the overweight/obese men than in the normal male subjects (3.7 +/- 3.2%, p < 0.05). The mean leptin level in the overweight/obese men was 5.55 +/- 3.48 ng/mL, which was significantly higher than that (2.78 +/- 1.65 ng/mL) of the normal male subjects. The prevalence of asthma among university freshmen is seriously under-diagnosed and leptin may play a role in bronchodilator reversibility in overweight/obese young men.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Albuterol
Asthma complications
Body Mass Index
Bronchodilator Agents
Female
Humans
Hypersensitivity, Immediate complications
Intradermal Tests
Korea epidemiology
Male
Obesity complications
Prevalence
Respiratory Function Tests
Asthma epidemiology
Hypersensitivity, Immediate epidemiology
Leptin blood
Obesity epidemiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0277-0903
- Volume :
- 44
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 17365204
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02770900601125607