Chapter title |
Growth, Nutritional Status, and Pulmonary Function in Children with Chronic Recurrent Bronchitis
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Chapter number | 192 |
Book title |
Respirology
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Published in |
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, January 2016
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DOI | 10.1007/5584_2015_192 |
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Book ISBNs |
978-3-31-925851-5, 978-3-31-925853-9
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Authors |
Umławska, Wioleta, Lipowicz, Anna, Wioleta Umławska, Anna Lipowicz |
Abstract |
Bronchitis is a common health problem in children. Frequent bronchitis in infancy increases the risk of developing chronic respiratory diseases. The aim of the study was to assess the level of growth and the nutritional status in children and youths with special regard to the level of body fatness assessed by measuring skin-fold thickness. Relationships between somatic development, pulmonary function and the course of the disease were also explored. The study was carried out using anthropometric and spirometric measurements and also information on the severity and course of the disease in 141 children with chronic or recurrent bronchitis. All of the subjects were patients of the Pulmonary Medicine and Allergology Center in Karpacz, Poland. The mean body height did not differ significantly between the children examined and their healthy peers. However, the infection-prone children had excessive body fatness and muscle mass deficiency. The increased level of subcutaneous adipose tissue occurred especially in children with short duration of the disease, i.e. a maximum of 1 year. The functional lung parameters were generally normal. The presence of atopic diseases such as allergic rhinitis or atopic dermatitis did not impair the course of the children's somatic development. Also, long-term disease or the presence of additional allergic diseases did not impair lung function in the examined children. Taking appropriate preventive measures is recommended to achieve and maintain normal body weight in children who receive therapy due to bronchitis. |
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