title: Ability to control persistent asthma in obese versus non-obese children enrolled in an asthma-specific disease management program (breathmobile).
abstract: To determine if asthma control was more difficult to achieve in obese versus non-obese asthmatic children, retrospective analysis was performed on obese and non-obese Los Angeles inner-city children (2 to 18 years of age) with persistent asthma. No difference in time required to achieve control of asthma, ability to maintain control of asthma, baseline pulmonary functions, and number of controllers prescribed was found between the two groups. We conclude that in a Los Angeles inner-city pediatric population, obesity is not a factor in the ability to control asthma.
authors.affiliation: Division of Allergy-Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Los Angeles County + University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA. kkwongusc@yahoo.com
authors.forename: K Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Kwong
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rhandhawa
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Saxena
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morphew
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D013147:Spirometry
chemical_list: D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents