Prevalence of asthma, its correlates, and validation of the Pre-School Asthma Risk Factors Scale (PS-ARFS) among preschool children in Lebanon
Allergol. immunopatol
; 49(1): 40-49, ene.-feb. 2021. tab, grab
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The Asthma Risk Factor Scale (ARFS) is used to screen for asthma in Lebanese pre-school children (aged 3-16 years). The study objective was to describe factors associated with asthma, confirm ARFS score validity among Lebanese preschool children, and develop a risk score for asthma diagnosis in this age group (Pre-School Asthma Risk Factor Scale [PS-ARFS]).METHODS:
A cross-sectional study enrolled 515 preschool children (November 2018 and March 2019). The ARFS is a 15-item tool that assesses children's environmental exposure, parental history of asthma, and dietary habits.RESULTS:
The percentage of asthmatic children was 8.2%. Higher odds of asthma in children were associated with living near a prairie sprayed with pesticides (odds ratio [OR] = 2.33), playing out-doors (OR = 2.89), having a heater in the bedroom (OR = 10.73), attending a nursery (OR = 2.91), having a mother who smokes cigarettes (OR = 3.35) or water pipe (OR = 2.46), a sister with a history of seasonal allergy (OR = 6.81), and a parental history (mother and father) of asthma (OR = 6.15 a n d OR = 9.83, respectively). Higher ARFS scores (OR = 1.144) were associated with higher odds of asthma. Accordingly, the PS-ARFS was created according to the following formula ARFS score + (playing out-door × 2.4) + (heating system in the bedroom × 12.9) + (having attended a nursery × 2.5) (area under the curve = 0.908 [0.860-0.957]; P< 0.001); at value 14.20, Se = 84.3% and Sp = 90.9%.CONCLUSION:
PS-ARFS is suggested for screening of asthma in preschool children in an epidemio-logical setting and in the absence of spirometryRESUMEN
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Colección:
Bases de datos nacionales
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España
Base de datos:
IBECS
Asunto principal:
Asma
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Medición de Riesgo
Límite:
Niño, preescolar
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Allergol. immunopatol
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
Institución/País de afiliación:
Bellevue Medical Center/Lebanon
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Epidémiologie Clinique et Toxicologie - Liba/Lebanon
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Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK)/Lebanon
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Psychiatric Hospital of the Cross/Lebanon
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University of Balamand/Lebanon
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University of Nicosia/Cyprus