Extract
Airway symptoms in conjunction with exercise can take on many forms and can have several contributory factors such as exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB), exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction or hyperventilation [1]. Previous longitudinal studies on self-reported exercise-induced airway symptoms among adolescents have primarily studied single symptoms, focusing on dyspnoea or wheeze, often as a way to investigate the prevalence of asthma [2, 3]. To the best of our knowledge, there are, as yet, no population-based studies investigating the difference between adolescents with and without current asthma regarding the development of different specific exercise-induced airway symptoms. Therefore, we studied the natural course of self-reported exercise-induced dyspnoea, throat tightness, wheeze, chest tightness, cough, stridor and hoarseness over a 5-year period among adolescents with and without current asthma.
Abstract
In a general population, the prevalence of exercise-induced cough, dyspnoea, throat and chest tightness, wheeze, and stridor increases from adolescence to young adulthood among individuals without asthma in contrast to individuals with asthma https://bit.ly/3hR57OX
Footnotes
Conflict of interest: H. Johansson has nothing to disclose.
Conflict of interest: M. Emtner has nothing to disclose.
Conflict of interest: C. Janson has nothing to disclose.
Conflict of interest: L. Nordang has nothing to disclose.
Conflict of interest: A. Malinovschi has nothing to disclose.
Support statement: This work was supported by The Signhild Engkvist Foundation and Bror Hjerpstedts Foundation, Sweden. Funding information for this article has been deposited with the Crossref Funder Registry.
- Received June 6, 2020.
- Accepted September 14, 2020.
- Copyright ©ERS 2020
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