Prevalencia del asma en escolares chilenos: estudio descriptivo de 24.470 niños: ISAAC-Chile / Prevalence of asthma in Chilean school age children: descriptive study in 24.470 children
Rev. méd. Chile
; 128(3): 279-85, mar. 2000. tab
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RESUMO
Background:
There is little information about the prevalence of asthma in Latin American children.Aim:
To determine the prevalence of asthma among Chilean school age children. Subjects andmethods:
The prevalence of respiratory symptoms related to asthma in schoolchildren aged 7 and 13 years, coming from South Santiago, Central Santiago, Valdivia and Punta Arenas, was determined using the methodology of the International Study on Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISMC). A random sample of school children aged 6-7 and 13-14 years from each locality was selected. This resulted in 24)470 surveyed children (11,723 aged 6-7 years and 12,747 aged 13-14 years).Results:
The current prevalence of wheezing ("wheezing in the last 12 months") ranged from 16.5 percent to 20.- percent in children aged 67 years, and from 6.8 percent to 11.7 percent in children aged 13-14 years. The cumulative prevalence of asthma ("asthma ever"), ranged from 9.7 percent and 16.5 percent in the 6-7 years group and from 7.3 percent to 12.4 percent in those aged 13-14 years.Conclusions:
This study found much higher figures for prevalence of respiratory symptoms related to asthma in school children than those previously reported in this country, with a significant variability between centers (p<0.05). The prevalence of asthma in Chilean schoolchildren is as high and variable as that reported in industrialized countries
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Asma
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Chile
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Chile
País de publicação:
Chile