TY - JOUR
T1 - Continued increase in the prevalence of asthma and atopy.
AU - Downs, Sara
AU - Marks, Guy
AU - Sporik, Richard
AU - Beluosova, Elena
AU - Car, Nicholas
AU - Peat, Jennifer
N1 - Imported on 12 Apr 2017 - DigiTool details were: Journal title (773t) = Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and Neonatal Edition. ISSNs: 1359-2998;
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - AIMS To describe the change in the prevalence of wheeze, diagnosed asthma, and atopy in Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia, between 1992 and 1997, and to compare this to the increase in prevalence reported between 1982 and 1992. METHODS A cross sectional study of the prevalence of respiratory symptoms and atopy in schoolchildren aged 8'11 years (n'='1016, response rate 71%) in 1997 compared with studies of similar design in 1992 (response rate 83%, n'='850) and 1982 (response rate 88%, n'='769). Main outcome measures were respiratory symptoms measured by parent completed questionnaire and atopy measured by skin prick tests. RESULTS Between 1992 and 1997, the prevalence of wheeze increased by 5.1% (95% CI 1.2 to 9.0), asthma diagnosis by 8.1% (95% CI 3.8 to 12.4), and atopy by 6.7% (95% CI 2.2 to 11.2). Similar increases in prevalence had been found between 1982 and 1992. CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of wheeze, asthma diagnosis, and atopy in Wagga Wagga has continued to increase.
AB - AIMS To describe the change in the prevalence of wheeze, diagnosed asthma, and atopy in Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia, between 1992 and 1997, and to compare this to the increase in prevalence reported between 1982 and 1992. METHODS A cross sectional study of the prevalence of respiratory symptoms and atopy in schoolchildren aged 8'11 years (n'='1016, response rate 71%) in 1997 compared with studies of similar design in 1992 (response rate 83%, n'='850) and 1982 (response rate 88%, n'='769). Main outcome measures were respiratory symptoms measured by parent completed questionnaire and atopy measured by skin prick tests. RESULTS Between 1992 and 1997, the prevalence of wheeze increased by 5.1% (95% CI 1.2 to 9.0), asthma diagnosis by 8.1% (95% CI 3.8 to 12.4), and atopy by 6.7% (95% CI 2.2 to 11.2). Similar increases in prevalence had been found between 1982 and 1992. CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of wheeze, asthma diagnosis, and atopy in Wagga Wagga has continued to increase.
U2 - 10.1136/adc.84.1.20
DO - 10.1136/adc.84.1.20
M3 - Article
SN - 1359-2998
VL - 84
SP - 20
EP - 23
JO - Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition
JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition
IS - 1
ER -