Childhood asthma and reduced lung function : What comes first?
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- Institutt for klinisk medisin [10711]
Abstract
The associations between early life lung function and obstructive airway disease and lung function development through childhood are still unsettled. The main aim of the thesis was to determine the overall association between lung function and asthma through childhood and it is based upon data from the prospective birth cohort study “the Environment and Childhood Asthma Study” including lung function measurement at birth and follow up until 10 years of age.Children with reduced lung function at birth measured by tidal flow volume loops or passive respiratory mechanics had a doubling risk of asthma at ten years of age. Children who had reduced lung function measured by both methods represented a high risk group with a four doubling risk of asthma. Among the 10 years old children a lifetime prevalence of asthma of 20% and current asthma in 11% was found. Lung function through childhood was highly associated with lung function at birth and found to be independent of atopic disease and lower respiratory tract infections the first two years of life. In contrast to the previous belief that it is the first two years of life that are the most vulnerable in the development of the lungs, the results of the thesis point to pre natal factors as decisive for later obstructive airway disease and lung function development.
List of papers
Paper I Lødrup Carlsen KC, Håland G, Devulapalli CS, Munthe-Kaas M, Pettersen M, Granum B, Løvik M, Carlsen KH. Asthma among every fifth child in Oslo, Norway. A 10-year follow-up of a birth cohort study. Allergy 2006; 61:454-460 The paper is not available in DUO. The published version is available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1398-9995.2005.00938.x |
Paper II Håland G, Lødrup Carlsen KC, Sandvik L, Devulapalli CS, Munthe-Kaas MC, Pettersen M, Carlsen KH. Reduced lung function at birth and the risk of asthma at 10 years of age. N Engl J Med 2006; 355:1682-1689 The paper is not available in DUO. The published version is available at: https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa052885 |
Paper III Håland G, Carlsen K-H, Devulapalli CS, Pettersen M, Mowinckel P, Lødrup Carlsen KC. Lung function development in the first 2 yr of life is independent of allergic diseases by 2 yr. Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2007; 18: 528-534 The paper is not available in DUO. The published version is available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-3038.2007.00555.x |
Paper IV Håland G, Lødrup Carlsen KC, Mowinckel P, Munthe-Kaas MC, Devulapalli CS, Berntsen S, Carlsen K-H. Lung function at 10 years is not impaired by early childhood lower respiratory tract infections. In press. The paper is not available in DUO. |