Relationship between symptoms and objective measures of airway obstruction in asthmatic patients.
Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol
; 2001 Jun; 19(2): 79-83
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ABSTRACT
The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between asthma symptoms and the degree of airway obstruction as measured by the forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) and peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) in a group of 64 asthmatic patients with clinically stable disease attending a university-based urban asthma clinic. Asthma symptoms did not correlate with the degree of airway obstruction as measured by prebronchodilator PEFR (total asthma symptom score vs PEFR r = -0.214, p = 0.104, n = 59) and only correlated poorly with prebronchodilator FEV1 (total asthma symptom score vs FEV1 r = -0.256, p = 0.041, n = 64). These results lend support to the recommendation that airway obstruction should be measured objectively when assessing patients with chronic persistent asthma.
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Main subject:
Asthma
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Spirometry
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Severity of Illness Index
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Administration, Inhalation
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Aged, 80 and over
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Aged
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Bronchodilator Agents
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Type of study:
Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Aged80
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol
Year:
2001
Type:
Article