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Evaluation of Some Growth Parameters among Patients with Chronic Asthma Attending Salahaldeen General Hospital
Omar M. Abd almoula
) Salhaldeen General hospital
Thamer J. Thamer J.
Salhaldeen General hospital
Luay A. Luay A.
Al- Kadhimya Pediatric Hospital , Baghdad Medical Directorate
Hind M. Hind M.
Salhaldeen General hospital
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25130/mjotu.29.2023.1.91-103
Keywords: Growth, Parameters , Chronic, Asthma , Salahaldeen General Hospital
Abstract
Bckgrownd :Asthma can impair airway development and reduce maximally attained lung function, and these deficits in lung function can persist or extend into adulthood without further progressive loss. Asthmatic patients are more vulnerable to infections and noncommunicable chronic co-morbidities, which are linked to poorer asthma outcomes. Aim: The current study aimed to assess the impact of asthma and its treatment on children's growth parameters.Pateint and Method: A convenient sample of 200 children in primary school aged (6-12 years) was enrolled including a case group consisting of 100 patients who were presented with asthma; This group was subdivided into two subgroups (50 children using steroids as a treatment and 50 children with asthma using non-steroidal therapy) and 100 healthy children in the control group. Results: The results of the current study showed that male constitutes the largest percentage of the sample (56%). There was a difference between the study groups regarding age, gender, and residency. The parent's asthma, exposure to smoking, lower respiratory tract infection, and allergy were confirmed as risk factors for asthma in children. The means of anthropometric parameters, except height, were higher among asthmatic patients with regular steroids than those with intermittent steroid use and healthy child in the control group. The height mean was lower in asthmatic patients with regular steroid use than those with intermittent steroid use and healthy children in the control group. Conclusion : There were associations between childhood asthma and its treatment and impairment of growth parameters
