Associations between asthma, overweight and physical activity in children: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Asthma and obesity are highly prevalent in children, and are interrelated resulting in a difficult-to-treat asthma-obesity phenotype. The exact underlying mechanisms of this phenotype remain unclear, but decreased physical activity (PA) could be an important lifestyle factor. We hypothesize that both asthma and overweight/obesity decrease PA levels and interact on PA levels in asthmatic children with overweight/obesity.

Methods

School-aged children (n = 122) were divided in 4 groups (healthy control, asthma, overweight/obesity and asthma, and overweight/obesity). Children were asked to perform lung function tests and wear an activity monitor for 7 days. PA was determined by: step count, active time, screen time, time spent in organized sports and active transport

SUBMITTER: Willeboordse M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5009538 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature