Relationship of Nutritional Status and Spirometric Parameters in Children with Bronchial Asthma

Relationship between Birth Interval with the Nutritional Status of Children

‏ SUMMARY The purpose of the present investigation was to study the relationship between the birth interval and the anthropometrical measurments of children aged 0-60 months in Bandar Abbas Suburbs. In order to remove the confounding effect of variables on the relationship between Birth interval and Nutritional status, some other variables also have been investigated. For this purpose, thirty...

Effects of swimming on spirometric parameters and bronchial hyperresponsiveness in children and adolescents with moderate persistent atopic asthma.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the medium-term benefits of a swimming program in schoolchildren and adolescents with moderate persistent atopic asthma (MPAA). METHODS A randomized, prospective study of children and adolescents (age 7-18 years) with MPAA was carried out at the Hospital de Clínicas of Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil. After a 1-month run-in period, 61 pat...

Trace Elements Status in Children with Bronchial Asthma

INTRODUCTION Bronchial asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the respiratory tract. Different genetic and environmental factors are involved in the pathogenesis of asthma (1). The rise in asthma and allergic disease among children is a matter of worldwide concern (2,3). Many authors have argued that the changes in diet may have been an important determinant of increased susceptibility to ...

Anthropometric Parameters of Nutritional Status in Children with Cerebral Palsy

INTRODUCTION Patients with cerebral palsy (CP), besides the basic neurological damage, are also often undernourished. Adequate nutrition for children is very important during the period of intensive growth and development, which is of particular importance in patients with CP. GOAL To evaluate the nutritional status of patients with CP who are treated at the Pediatric Clinic, Clinical Centre ...

Correlation between Total Antioxidant Capacity and Spirometric Parameters in Bronchial Asthma