The prevalence of asthma was studied in a ice hockey team compared with both a floor ball team and the Swiss population. Lung function, bronchial hyperresponsiveness to methacholine, asthma symptoms and exercise-induced asthma were measured in a cross-sectional prospective study. A positive response to the methacholine bronchial provocation test was found in 34.6% of the ice hockey players and 20.8% of the floor ball players (Swiss population 16.4%). The provocative dose causing a 20% fall in the forced expiratory volume in one second (PD20) was significantly lower in ice hockey players than in floor ball players, but there was no significant difference in the dose-response slopes between the two groups. Asthma was diagnosed in 19.2% of the ice hockey players and in 4.2% of the floor ball players (Swiss population 6.8%), whereas exercise-induced asthma was found in 11.5% of the ice hockey players and in 4.2% of the floor ball players. In conclusion, asthma and bronchial hyperresponsiveness seemed to be more common in ice hockey players than in floor ball players and in the Swiss population. Strenuous exercise at lower temperatures may be a risk factor for the higher prevalence of asthma and bronchial hyperresponsiveness, as well as the increased severity of bronchial hyperresponsiveness, particularly in ice hockey players.
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