Comparison of physical fitness between healthy and mild‐to‐moderate asthmatic children with exercise symptoms: A cross‐sectional study

Objective Asthma is a chronic disease that may affect physical fitness, although its primary effects on exercise capacity, muscle strength, functionality and lifestyle, in children and adolescents, are still poorly understood. This study aimed to evaluate the differences in cardiorespiratory fitness...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric pulmonology 2021-08, Vol.56 (8), p.2512-2521
Hauptverfasser: Sanz‐Santiago, Verónica, Diez‐Vega, Ignacio, Donadio, Márcio Vinícius Fagundes, Schiwe, Daniele, Lopez‐Nuevo, Carlos, Vendrusculo, Fernanda M., Santana‐Sosa, Elena, Burgos, Silvia, Escribano‐Ceruelo, Eva, Villa‐Asensi, Jose R., Perez‐Ruiz, Margarita
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Zusammenfassung:Objective Asthma is a chronic disease that may affect physical fitness, although its primary effects on exercise capacity, muscle strength, functionality and lifestyle, in children and adolescents, are still poorly understood. This study aimed to evaluate the differences in cardiorespiratory fitness, muscle strength, lifestyle, lung function, and functionality between asthmatics with exercise symptoms and healthy children. In addition, we have analyzed the association between clinical history and the presence of asthma. Study Design Cross‐sectional study including 71 patients with a diagnosis of asthma and 71 healthy children and adolescents (7–17 years of age). Anthropometric data, clinical history, disease control, lifestyle (KIDMED and physical activity questionnaires), lung function (spirometry), exercise‐induced bronchoconstriction test, aerobic fitness (cardiopulmonary exercise test), muscle strength and functionality (timed up and go; timed up and down stairs) were evaluated. Results Seventy‐one patients with asthma (mean age 11.5 ± 2.7) and 71 healthy subjects (mean age 10.7 ± 2.5) were included. All asthmatic children had mild to moderate and stable asthma. EIB occurred in 56.3% of asthmatic children. Lung function was significantly (p 
ISSN:8755-6863
1099-0496
DOI:10.1002/ppul.25506