Associations between obesity, asthma and physical activity in children and adolescents

Oudjedi, Adda; Aissa, Khelifa Said

doi:10.1016/j.apunsm.2020.02.003

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“…The most common treatment for allergic respiratory diseases is pharmacological treatment [ 18 , 19 ]; however, most of the medications alleviate allergic symptoms temporarily that may recur or worsen if they discontinue them, and using drugs or steroids can lead to having undesired side effects (i.e., stunted growth, damage to the quality of life, and hypothyroidism) during adolescence [ 20 ]. Therefore, the International Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) have recommended participation in regular PA to increase immunity against allergy-causing factors [ 21 , 22 ].…”

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Association between Physical Activity and Respiratory Diseases in Adolescents: An Age- and Gender-Matched Study

Park

Yoo

Seo

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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The purpose of the present cross-sectional study was to examine the impacts of allergic respiratory diseases on physical activity (PA), sedentary behaviors (SB), and body mass index (BMI) by matching age and gender with those adolescents without allergic respiratory diseases. This present study analyzed data from the 2019 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey (KYRBWS). Among 57,303 Korean adolescents who responded to the survey, the study divided adolescents into three different groups (i.e., general, asthma, and allergic rhinitis group). Asthma and allergic rhinitis groups included adolescents who checked on asthma- or allergic rhinitis-related questions as ‘yes’ (n = 259, n = 259), but the general group responded to any diseases-related question as ‘no’ (n = 259). The age and gender of participants among the three groups were matched. The results showed weight and BMI were significantly higher in asthma and allergic rhinitis groups compared to the general group (p < 0.001, p < 0.001). Furthermore, age, asthma, and allergic rhinitis were observed to be strong risk factors for predicting obesity in adolescents (BMI, >25.0 kg/m2). In addition, this study found allergic respiratory diseases strong impacts on BMI levels because adolescents with ongoing asthma, or allergic rhinitis symptoms were more likely to have the inevitability of further weight gain compared to the general adolescents. Therefore, not only national interest in adolescents with allergic respiratory disease is essential, but PA should be encouraged to prevent and alleviate these diseases due to obesity.

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“…Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 1397 2 of 10 commonly have occurred as comorbidities [7][8][9]. Therefore, it has been reported 80% of asthma patients are accompanied by allergic rhinitis [10], and 20-50% of allergic rhinitis patients are known to develop asthma [11].…”

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Association between Physical Activity and Respiratory Diseases in Adolescents: An Age- and Gender-Matched Study

Park

Yoo

Seo

et al. 2021

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“…Lack of institutionalization of exercise was another cause of obesity. Although much research had confirmed the inverse relationship between exercise and physical activity, and obesity, 56,57 in the study community, exercise and physical activity had not become a norm in the people's lives. One of the reasons for this was related to the modern lifestyle, which was discussed previously.…”

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Exploring the Causes of Obesity Among Adults in the Kurdish Regions of Iran: A Qualitative Study

Irandoost

Bayangani

Dehdari

et al. 2021

Community Health Equity Research & Policy

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Background Obesity is one of the most important public health problems in the world, which is occurred by various factors. The purpose of this study is to explore the causes of obesity in the Kurdish regions of Iran with a qualitative approach. Methods A qualitative content analysis study was conducted in the Kurdish regions of Iran from June 2019 to November 2019. The data were collected by holding focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews with 111 obese and thin men and women, and experts from different fields, who were selected through purposive sampling. Additionally, the data were analyzed by the conventional content analysis approach following the steps proposed by Graneheim and Lundman. The researchers used ATLAS.ti (Version 2019) software for data analysis and management. Lincoln and Guba’s criteria were used to assess the quality of the research. Results The results of the data analysis were classified into 5 categories and 16 sub-categories. The main categories included the modern lifestyle, sociocultural norms, indigenous culture of nutrition, lack of institutionalization of exercise, and low health literacy. Conclusion Changing people's beliefs and values about obesity and thinness, changing the dietary habits of individuals, expanding and institutionalizing exercise and physical activity, and enhancing health literacy can prevent and control obesity.

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“…21 Strict control of weight should be advised along with other guidelines to control its attacks in obese asthmatics while keeping in mind that exercise itself is a common trigger of asthma called exercise induced bronchoconstriction. 22 Hypertension and obesity usually share the pathogenesis and most frequent comorbidities of asthma. 23 So, we conclude that high Nijmegen score is related to more emergency visits poor asthma control and more relief drugs use such as Ventolin.…”

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Frequency of hyperventilation syndrome in asthma.

Waseem¹,

Mehdi²,

Rafiq³

et al. 2023

TPMJ

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Objective: Hyperventilation syndrome is not only an important mimicker of asthma but it also increases perception of symptom severity in otherwise known stable asthmatic cases which may lead to increased use of asthma medication and hospital visits. Hyperventilation syndrome recognition is directly related to improvement of quality of life of an asthmatic patient. Study Design: Descriptive Cross-sectional study. Setting: Department of Pulmonology, Sahiwal Medical College Sahiwal. Period: 1st Nov 2019 to 1st May 2020. Material & Methods: In 400 confirmed asthma patients diagnosis of hyperventilation syndrome was made through the use of Nijmegen score. Data was analyzed and Nijmegen scores were checked in terms of age, gender, co-morbid state. Association of Nijmegen score with number of hospital visits and frequency of use of rescue medication was also checked. Results: Younger females having asthma have the highest frequency of hyperventilation syndrome. Asthmatics with obesity and hypertension as co-morbid conditions are more prone to develop hyperventilation syndrome. Increased Nijmegen scores hence increased severity of hyperventilation syndrome is associated with poor control of asthma, increased use of reliever medicine and more frequent emergency department visits. Conclusion: Hyperventilation syndrome is a common cause of deteriorating quality of life of asthmatics however it is ignored most of the time in management of asthma. Every asthmatic with obesity, difficult to control asthma and frequent emergency visits should be looked for underlying hyperventilation syndrome and must be treated accordingly. There should be more research work on causes, diagnosis and management of hyperventilation syndrome.

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Associations between obesity, asthma and physical activity in children and adolescents

Cited by 11 publications

References 91 publications

Association between Physical Activity and Respiratory Diseases in Adolescents: An Age- and Gender-Matched Study

Association between Physical Activity and Respiratory Diseases in Adolescents: An Age- and Gender-Matched Study

Exploring the Causes of Obesity Among Adults in the Kurdish Regions of Iran: A Qualitative Study

Frequency of hyperventilation syndrome in asthma.

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