Avaliação Da Incidência De Obesidade Em Pacientes Com Diagnóstico De Asma Atendidos No Ambulatório De Pneumopediatria De Um Hospital De Atenção Terciária

Abstract

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease that causes hyperresponsiveness of the airways leading to frequent bouts of wheezing, dyspnea, chest tightness and cough. The objective of this study was to characterize the profile of patients with asthma treated at a Tertiary Care Hospital so that nutritional guidelines can be implemented for these patients. This is a cross-sectional study, in which the body mass index was analyzed in asthmatic patients over 6 years of age and under 18 years of age. The data were obtained by anthropometric measurements and the form filled out during a Pneumopediatrics outpatient clinic. A higher prevalence of asthma was observed in the male pediatric population, in agreement with the literature. The rate of obesity concomitant with asthma was 24.67%, higher than in the literature. In part, this fact reinforces the tendency of association between asthma and obesity observed in several studies. The use of inhaled corticosteroids agrees with the recommendations and therapeutic consensus of efficacy in the treatment of asthmatic crises.