Remission of persistent childhood asthma: Early predictors of adult outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Few data exist on the predictors of asthma remission by early adulthood in North America.

Objective

The predictors of adult asthma remission were determined in a multiethnic population of patients with mild-to-moderate persistent childhood asthma.

Methods

Asthma remission in early adulthood was measured by using 2 definitions: a clinical and a strict definition. Both included normal lung function and the absence of symptoms, exacerbations, and medication use. The strict definition also included normal airways responsiveness. Predictors were identified from 23 baseline measures by using multivariate logistic regression. The probability of remission was modeled by using decision tree analysis.

Results

In 879 subjects the mean ± SD baseline age was 8.8 

SUBMITTER: Wang AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7061344 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature