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Abstract
Background: Asthma is a chronic airway inflammation disease that is frequently found in children and adolescents with an increasing prevalence. Several studies are linking its presence to many lifestyle and health correlates. The objective of this study was to explore these correlates and find characteristics of self-reported asthmatics among adolescents in Saudi Arabia.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional, school-based study carried out in all 13 regions of Saudi Arabia. Sampling was randomly done from intermediate and secondary school students. Data in our study consisted of demographic characteristics, health conditions and lifestyle patterns and were compared between the two groups: asthmatics versus non-asthmatics. Comparison between the two groups was done by analyzing our data using Statistical Analysis Software SURVEYFREQ procedure (SAS Version 9; SAS Institute, Cary, NC).
Results: Among a sample of 11,348 participants, the prevalence of self-reported asthma was found to be 8.2%. Various characteristics were found significantly different between the 2 groups including the gender, the weight, the family's education, and dietary patterns. Self -reported asthmatic were more likely to be males, overweight or obese, with a lower father's level of education and a higher consumption of milk and power drinks.
Conclusion: Asthma disease remains prevalent among adolescents in Saudi Arabia and requires higher awareness and better guidance for its prevention and treatment. Further efforts should focus on health promotion and lifestyle wellness to support preventive efforts of this chronic disease condition.
背景:哮喘是一种慢性气道炎症疾病，常见于儿童和青少年，患病率不断上升。几项研究将它的存在与许多生活方式和健康相关联系起来。本研究的目的是探索这些相关性，并发现沙特阿拉伯青少年中自我报告的哮喘特征。方法:这是一项横断面，以学校为基础的研究，在沙特阿拉伯的所有13个地区进行。随机抽取初中生和中学生。我们研究的数据包括人口统计学特征、健康状况和生活方式，并在哮喘患者和非哮喘患者两组之间进行比较。两组比较采用统计分析软件SURVEYFREQ程序(SAS Version 9;SAS研究所，加里，北卡罗来纳州)。结果:在11348名参与者的样本中，自我报告的哮喘患病率为8.2%。两组患者在性别、体重、家庭受教育程度、饮食习惯等方面均存在显著差异。自我报告的哮喘患者多为男性，超重或肥胖，父亲的受教育程度较低，牛奶和功能饮料的消费量较高。结论:哮喘在沙特阿拉伯青少年中仍然普遍存在，需要提高认识并更好地指导其预防和治疗。进一步的努力应侧重于促进健康和健康的生活方式，以支持这种慢性疾病的预防工作。
期刊介绍：
Asthma Research and Practice is the official publication of Interasma and publishes cutting edge basic, clinical and translational research in addition to hot topic reviews and debate articles relevant to asthma and related disorders (such as rhinitis, COPD overlapping syndrome, sinusitis). The journal has a specialized section which focusses on pediatric asthma research. Asthma Research and Practice aims to serve as an international platform for the dissemination of research of interest to pulmonologists, allergologists, primary care physicians and family doctors, ENTs and other health care providers interested in asthma, its mechanisms and comorbidities.
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