[Asthma screening with a standardized running test].
Exercise induced asthma is a common feature of asthma in childhood. We performed a standardized free running test in 1461 primary schoolchildren in first grade (mean age: 7.3 years). A decrease of peak expiratory flow of at least 15% after a 6 minutes exercise period was considered a positive response. For a lifetime prevalence of a physician's diagnosis of asthma the sensitivity of the test was 35.4% and the specificity 94.3%. A positive response was associated with atopy (defined as a positive skin prick test) and with the clinical severity of asthma.
Frischer
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Universitäts-Kinderklinik Freiburg im Breisgau.
Kühr
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Meinert
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D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001250:Asthma, Exercise-Induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002648:Child; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007428:Intradermal Tests; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D010366:Peak Expiratory Flow Rate
Asthmascreening mittels eines standardisierten Lauftests.