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Impact of Obesity on Childhood Asthma in Ismailia

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Background: Nowadays, asthma and obesity are two major chronic illnesses in children and adolescents. Obesity is an important risk factor for asthma and a significant disease modifier. Obesity is associated with low-grade systemic inflammation, which can interact with asthma inflammatory cascades, both in terms of inducing and worsening asthma. Aim: To assess the impact of obesity on asthma in children. Subjects and methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among obese and non-obese asthmatic children in the age group from 3 years to 12 years old, attending the pediatric clinic of Suez Canal University Hospital in Ismailia, Egypt. Data was collected from the study population using a pre-designed questionnaire including a full history of asthma. Results: The study showed that obese patients had a significantly higher association with frequency of uncontrolled asthma. Likewise, acute attacks of severe type were significantly higher among obese patients. Meanwhile, obese patients were found to have a higher significant frequency of ICU admission and hospitalization. Moreover, obese patients have increased odds of having a severe form of asthma by 18.066 times (OR= 18.06, p=0.045). Conclusions: Obesity among asthmatic children is linked with more severe asthma exacerbations and uncontrolled asthma.
 

DOI

10.21608/scumj.2023.377900

Keywords

uncontrolled asthma, children, Adolescents

Authors

First Name

Amr

Last Name

Abdelhamid

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Affiliation

Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt

Email

amrmohamed813@gmail.com

City

Ismailia

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First Name

Ayman

Last Name

Sabry

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Affiliation

Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt

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First Name

Osama

Last Name

Zekry

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Affiliation

Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt

Email

osamazekry@hotmail.com

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Marwa A.

Last Name

Ibrahim

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-

Affiliation

Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt

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Volume

26

Article Issue

10

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43656

Issue Date

2023-10-01

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2024-09-03

Publish Date

2023-10-01

Page Start

45

Page End

53

Print ISSN

1110-6999

Online ISSN

2090-2581

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SCUMJ_Volume 26_Issue 10_Pages 45-53.pdf

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https://scumj.journals.ekb.eg/article_377900.html

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938

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Suez Canal University Medical Journal

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Impact of Obesity on Childhood Asthma in Ismailia

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24 Dec 2024