Physical activity among children with asthma: Cross-sectional analysis in the UK millennium cohort
Pediatric Pulmonology Mar 24, 2019
Pike KC, et al. - Because although beneficial to health and well-being, most children do not achieve recommended physical activity levels, researchers analyzed physical activity among children with asthma in this cross-sectional analysis. For 6497 UK Millennium Cohort Study 7−year-old participants (3321, [49%] girls), cross-sectional associations were analyzed between physical activity and parent-reported asthma symptoms and severity. Associations have been examined utilizing quantile (continuous outcomes) and Poisson (binary outcomes) regression, adjusting for demographic, socioeconomic, health, and environmental factors. Findings revealed that moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) was not associated with either asthma status or severity. Investigators found that children with asthma are as physically active as their asthma-free counterparts. On the other hand, children recently hospitalized for asthma are less active. Recent wheeze, current asthma, and severe symptoms of asthma have been associated with fewer sedentary hours and lower total activity hospital admission.
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