Open AccessRisk factors associated with asthma exacerbations in school‐age children
Author(s) -
Yavuz Tolga S,
Kartal Ozgur,
Kaya Guven,
Gulec Mustafa,
Saldir Mehmet,
Sener Osman
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical and translational allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.979
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2045-7022
DOI - 10.1186/2045-7022-5-s2-p6
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , exacerbation , interquartile range , pediatrics , odds ratio , allergy , atopy , immunology
Method Children who attended to a tertiary outpatient pediatric allergy and asthma department and diagnosed with asthma were enrolled in the study. A questionnaire including demographic features and parameters to determine socioeconomic status were applied. Asthma control status of patients was evaluated according to GINA criteria. Laboratory investigations including complete blood counts with differential, total IgE levels, skin prick tests and pulmonary function tests were also performed.