The association between body mass index and frequency of emergency department visits and hospitalization for asthma exacerbation in a pediatric population
CONCLUSION: There was no evidence of an association between BMI and frequency of ED visits and hospitalization for asthma exacerbation among children. LIMITATIONS: This study included patients as young as 2 years, while asthma is only well-defined in children>5 years. Asthma triggers that can cause exacerbation despite body weight were not included. We included only frequency of ED visits and hospitalization, which may be inadequate to measure asthma severity.
Source: Annals of Saudi Medicine - Category: General Medicine Tags: ISSUE 6 Source Type: research
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