Open AccessPD51 ‐ Children with asthma exposed to Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) and inhaled corticosteroids treatment
Author(s) -
Radic Snezana,
Zivkovic Zorica,
Gvozdenovic Branislav,
Cerovic Sofija,
Calovic Olivera,
Krivokapic Tamara,
Vlahovic Olivera,
Jevtic Ksenija,
Aleksic Vera
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical and translational allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.979
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2045-7022
DOI - 10.1186/2045-7022-4-s1-p51
Subject(s) - medicine , fluticasone propionate , asthma , spirometry , tobacco smoke , inhaled corticosteroids , passive smoking , pulmonary function testing , pediatrics , environmental health
Results There were 59.9% of boys and 50.1% of girls (mean age 10.83). Average dose of Fluticasone propionate (FP) was 225.11±119.98mcg per day per child. Among ETSE children, 208 were with one, 129 with both smoking parents, 228 had smoking mother and 238 had smoking father. ETSE children received statistically higher dose of FP, and dose of FP incresed with increasing of number of smokers in the family (F=45.41, p<0.001). ETSE children had lower lung function parameters before and after the IC, and the influence of mother and both smoking parents on lung function was more pronounced than fathers alone. After the 6 months of IC, both groups of children significantly improved lung function tests, no difference between groups.