The asthma predictive index as a surrogate diagnostic tool in preschoolers: Analysis of a longitudinal birth cohort.

ABSTRACT: Diagnosing asthma in preschool children remains an unsolved challenge, at a time when early identification would allow for better education and treatment to prevent morbidity and lung function deterioration.

Objective

To evaluate if the asthma predictive index (API) can be used as surrogate for asthma diagnosis in preschoolers.

Methods

Birth cohort of 339 pregnant women enrolled at delivery and their offspring, who were followed for atopy, wheezing, and other respiratory illnesses through 30 months of age. The API was determined at 30 months of age by the researchers; and examined its association with physician-diagnosed asthma during the first 30 months, made independently by the primary care physician not involved in the study.

Results

Among 307 offspring with comple

SUBMITTER: Castro-Rodriguez JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10772975 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature