COMPARISON OF THE PREVALENCE OF ASTHMA AMONG ASIAN AND EUROPEAN CHILDREN IN SOUTHAMPTON

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PARARAJASINGAM, CD [1 ]
SITTAMPALAM, L [1 ]
DAMANI, P [1 ]
PATTEMORE, PK [1 ]
HOLGATE, ST [1 ]
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[1] UNIV SOUTHAMPTON,FAC MED,SOUTHAMPTON SO9 5NH,HANTS,ENGLAND
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10.1136/thx.47.7.529
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R56 [呼吸系及胸部疾病];
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Background Primary health care workers have reported an impression that asthma is commoner among Asian than European children, and a cross sectional survey was designed to compare the prevalence in Asian and European children. Methods The survey was carried out in children aged 7-11 in eight primary schools in Southampton. Four schools contained predominantly children of European ancestry, two contained predominantly Asian children, and two contained a mixture of ethnic groups. Data were collected by means of parent completed questionnaire on recent asthma symptoms, diagnosis, morbidity, and treatment from 759 European and 274 Asian children. Results The prevalence of reported wheeze in the previous 12 months was higher among European (19.6%) than Asian children (11.9%), as was the prevalence of a night cough (European 64.2%, Asian 42.3%). Although the prevalence of diagnosed asthma was higher in European (12%) than Asian (6.2%) children, a slightly higher proportion of Asian than European children with current wheeze had visited their doctor (European 66.9%, Asian 78.1%, not significant) or been admitted to hospital for wheezing (European 4.8%, Asian 6.5%) in the previous 12 months. Conclusions This study failed to demonstrate a higher prevalence of asthma among Asian than European children in Southampton.
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