Risk Factors for Lung Function Decline in Pediatric Asthma under Treatment: A Retrospective, Multicenter, Observational Study.

Shingo Yamada Takao FujisawaMizuho NagaoHiroshi MatsuzakiChikako MotomuraHiroshi OdajimaToshinori Nakamura Takanori ImaiKen-Ichi NagakuraNoriyuki YanagidaMasatoshi MitomoriMotohiro EbisawaShigenori KabashimaYukihiro OhyaChizu HabukawaMinako TomiitaMasahiro Hirayama

Published in: Children (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)

We identified several factors that are associated with unfavorable lung function changes in pediatric asthma. Attention should be paid to the possible relationship between yearly changes in lung function and poor asthma control, use of ICS (and its dose) and use of LABA.

Keyphrases

lung function
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
cystic fibrosis
air pollution
cross sectional
combination therapy
double blind
smoking cessation