Can AQUA© questionnaire and FeNO predict atopy in early-career athletes?

Janne Goossens¹, Josefien Vandekerckhove^{1

2}, Anne-Charlotte Jonckheere¹, Ellen Dilissen¹, Sven F Seys¹, Vincent Vanbelle³, Sven Aertgeerts⁴, Jeroen Stappers⁵, Koen Peers⁶, Marc Raes^{2

7}, Sophie Verelst^{2

7}, Jasmine Leus^{2

8}, Lieven J Dupont^{9

10}, Dominique M A Bullens^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Allergy and Clinical Immunology Research Group, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
² Clinical Division of Paediatrics, UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
³ Flemish Swimming Federation, Merelbeke, Belgium.
⁴ Academic Centre for General Practitioners, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
⁵ Sports Doctor's Practice, Wilrijk, Belgium.
⁶ Sport Medical Advice Centre, UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
⁷ Pediatrics, Jessa Hospital Hasselt, Hasselt, Belgium.
⁸ Pediatric Allergy, AZ Maria Middelares Gent, Ghent, Belgium.
⁹ Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases and Thoracic Surgery (BREATHE), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
¹⁰ Clinical Division of Respiratory Medicine, UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

Janne Goossens et al. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2023 Mar.

. 2023 Mar;34(3):e13936.

doi: 10.1111/pai.13936.

¹ Allergy and Clinical Immunology Research Group, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
² Clinical Division of Paediatrics, UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
³ Flemish Swimming Federation, Merelbeke, Belgium.
⁴ Academic Centre for General Practitioners, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
⁵ Sports Doctor's Practice, Wilrijk, Belgium.
⁶ Sport Medical Advice Centre, UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
⁷ Pediatrics, Jessa Hospital Hasselt, Hasselt, Belgium.
⁸ Pediatric Allergy, AZ Maria Middelares Gent, Ghent, Belgium.
⁹ Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases and Thoracic Surgery (BREATHE), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
¹⁰ Clinical Division of Respiratory Medicine, UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

No abstract available

Keywords: AQUA questionnaire; FeNO; athletes; atopy.

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