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. 2012 May;29(5):688-96.
doi: 10.1016/j.rmr.2011.11.016. Epub 2012 Apr 5.

[Prevalence and control of asthma in young children in France]

[Article in French]
M-C Delmas  1 , N Guignon, B Leynaert, I Annesi-Maesano, L Com-Ruelle, L Gonzalez, C Fuhrman
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[Prevalence and control of asthma in young children in France]

[Article in French]
M-C Delmas et al. Rev Mal Respir. 2012 May.

Abstract

Introduction: Few data on regional variations in asthma prevalence are available in France.

Methods: The study was carried out during the academic year 2005-2006 in a random sample of around 20,000 children in the last year of nursery school. The lifetime prevalence of asthma and the preceding year prevalences of asthma-like symptoms and treatment for wheezing or asthma attacks were estimated by region.

Results: Overall, the lifetime prevalence of asthma was 9.8 % and the past-year prevalence of wheezing was 10.7 %. An increasing trend in prevalence was observed from Eastern to Western France and in overseas territories. The regional variations in past-year prevalence of wheezing remained when adjusting for gender, family structure and the number of siblings. Among children who had wheezed or received a treatment in the past year, 42 % had experienced frequent or severe symptoms.

Conclusion: Large regional variations in asthma prevalence among young children in France exist.

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