The Analysis of BMI, Asthma Prevalence, and Lung Functions of Schoolchildren in Southern Taiwan

NCT ID: NCT00629785

Last Updated: 2008-03-06

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL

Brief Summary

The prevalence of obesity and asthma has increased in recent decades. We investigated the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and lung function, and also tried to determine if asthma prevalence differs between obese and non-obese children. We propose this cross-sectional, retrospective analysis to figure out whether the BMI is associated with elevated prevalence of asthma, and how their lung function changes in different BMI groups.

Conditions

Asthma; Obesity

Study Design

• Study Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• students representing all grades in a total of 123 junior high schools in southern Taiwan (Kaohsiung and Pintong) between 1995-1996

Exclusion Criteria

• failure to obtain ISAAC questionnaire
• failure to preform lung functions study

• Minimum Eligible Age: 13 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 16 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Principal Investigators

Ying-Chin Ko

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Faculty of Public Health, Institute of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Other Identifiers

KMUH-IRB-960129

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id