| International prevalence of recurrent wheezing during the first year of life: variability, treatment patterns and use of health resources. | |
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PMID: 20855440 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Recurrent wheezing (RW) during the first year of life is a major cause of respiratory morbidity worldwide, yet there are no studies on its prevalence at an international level. A study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of RW in infants during their first year of life in affluent and non-affluent localities. METHODS: This international population-based study was performed in random samples of infants aged 12-15 months from 17 centres in Latin America and Europe. It uses a validated questionnaire answered by parents at the primary care health clinics where infants attend for growth/development monitoring and/or vaccine administration. RESULTS: Among the 30,093 infants surveyed, 45.2% (95% CI 44.7% to 45.8%) had at least one episode of wheezing and 20.3% (95% CI 19.8% to 20.7%) had RW. The mean prevalence of RW in Latin American and European centres was 21.4% (95% CI 20.9% to 21.9%) and 15.0% (95% CI 14.0% to 15.9%), respectively (p<0.001). There was significant morbidity associated with RW in terms of severe episodes (59.4%), visits to the emergency department (71.1%) and hospital admissions (26.8%); 46.1% used inhaled corticosteroids. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of RW in infants during the first year of life is high and varies between localities. A significant proportion of infants progress to a more severe condition which results in high use of health resources (visits to emergency department and hospitalisations). The prevalence of RW is lower and less severe in European than in Latin American centres, suggesting there is a higher risk for the disease in developing areas. |
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Authors:
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Javier Mallol; Luis García-Marcos; Dirceu Solé; Paul Brand; |
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Type: Journal Article; Multicenter Study Date: 2010-09-20 |
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Title: Thorax Volume: 65 ISSN: 1468-3296 ISO Abbreviation: Thorax Publication Date: 2010 Nov |
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Created Date: 2010-10-22 Completed Date: 2010-11-23 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0417353 Medline TA: Thorax Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1004-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Hospital El Pino, University of Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile. jmallol@vtr.net |
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Asthma
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epidemiology Cross-Sectional Studies Disease Progression Drug Utilization / statistics & numerical data Europe / epidemiology Female Health Services / utilization* Humans Infant Latin America / epidemiology Male Prevalence Recurrence Respiratory Sounds* Respiratory System Agents / administration & dosage Respiratory Tract Diseases / drug therapy, epidemiology* Respiratory Tract Infections / epidemiology |
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0/Respiratory System Agents |
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Investigator/Affiliation:
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Manuel Baeza-Bacab / ; Alvaro Madeiro Leite / ; Olívia Costa Bessa / ; Elaine Xavier Prestes / ; Emanuel Sarinho / ; Décio Medeiros / ; Paulo Camargos / ; María Jussara Fernández-Fontes / ; Wilson Rocha / ; Dirceu Sole / ; Caroline Della Bianca / ; Nelson Rosario Herberto Chong / ; Gilberto B Fischer / ; Eduardo Cepeda / ; Oscar Aldrey / ; Arnaldo Capriles / ; Javier Mallol / ; Viviana Aguirre / ; Alejandro Gallardo / ; Mario Calvo / ; Luis García-Marcos / ; Antonela Martínez-Torres / ; Virginia Pérez-Fernández / ; Carlos González-Díaz / ; Andrés González Hermosa / ; Angel López-Silvarrey Varela / ; María Morales Suárez-Varela / ; Paul L P Brand / ; Chantal A N Visser / |
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