Growth Assessment In Asthmatic Children (A Prospective Study)
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Asthma, growth, weight, height or length, and midarm circumference
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hospital in city compared the weight, height or length, and midarm circumference percentiles of 75 children with asthma and a similar number of control group children of the same age and sex between March 1 and September 30, 2018, taking into account some social and economic factors for both groups (educational status, family income, and occupation). individuals were classified as having mild, moderate, or severe asthma based on the severity of their daytime and nighttime symptoms (steroid-dependent individuals were excluded).There were twice as many male patients as female patients, according to the study's findings, and the majority of patients (30 percent) were young children (aged one to four years old)
Patients And Methods: A prospective case control study which was conducted on 75 children from ages 1 to 12 years of both sexes who were known cases of asthma and had visited the outpatient clinic of Hospital during the period from the first of March to the 30th of September, 2018. Another sample of 75 healthy children (without history of chronic disease coming for simple mild diseases such as flu or sore throat) matched for age and sex and was also outpatient visitors were taken as a control group
Conclusion: Asthma patients' weight, height or length, and midarm circumference were all significantly altered (p 0.001). Retardation in growth metrics is proportional to the severity and duration of the condition. Patients with asthma should be monitored closely for signs of growth retardation, since this condition may be avoided with early diagnosis and treatment. Education and explanation to the family about the nature, progression, therapy and other aspects of the disease like preventive measures
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