Title
Gender differences in respiratory symptoms in 19-year-old adults born preterm
Author
TNO Kwaliteit van Leven
Vrijlandt, E.J.L.E.
Gerritsen, J.
Boezen, H.M.
Duiverman, E.J.
Hille, E.T.M.
de Groot, C.H.
Kloosterboer-Boerrigter, H.
den Ouden, A.L.
Rijpstra, A.
Verloove-Vanhorick, S.P.
Vogelaar, J.A.
Kok, J.H.
Ilsen, A.
van der Lans, M.
van der Boelen - Loo, W.J.C.
Lundqvist, T.
Heymans, H.S.A.
Geven, W.B.
Duiverman, M.L.
Geven, L.I.
Mulder, A.L.M.
Gerver, A.
Kollée, L.A.A.
Reijmers, L.
Sonnemans, R.
Wit, J.M.
Dekker, F.W.
Finken, M.J.J.
Weisglas-Kuperus, N.
Keijzer-Veen, M.G.
van der Heijden, A.J.
van Goudoever, J.B.
van Weissenbruch, M.M.
Cranendonk, A.
van de Delemarre - Waal, H.A.
de Groot, L.
Samsom, J.F.
de Vries, L.S.
Rademaker, K.J.
Moerman, E.
Voogsgeerd, M.
de Kleine, M.J.K.
Andriessen, P.
van Dielissen - Helvoirt, C.C.M.
Mohamed, I.
van Straaten, H.L.M.
Baerts, W.
Veneklaas Slots-Kloosterboer, G.W.
Tuller-Pikkemaat, E.M.J.
Ens-Dokkum, M.H.
van Steenbrugge, G.J.
Publication year
2005
Abstract
Objective: To study the prevalence of respiratory and atopic symptoms in (young) adults born prematurely, differences between those who did and did not develop Bronchopulmonary Disease (BPD) at neonatal age and differences in respiratory health between males and females. Methods: Design: Prospective cohort study. Setting: Nation wide follow-up study, the Netherlands. Participants: 690 adults (19 year old) born with a gestational age below 32 completed weeks and/or with a birth weight less than 1500g. Controls were Dutch participants of the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS). Main outcome measures: Presence of wheeze, shortness of breath, asthma, hay fever and eczema using the ECRHS-questionnaire Results: The prevalence of doctor-diagnosed asthma was significantly higher in the ex-preterms than in the general population, whereas eczema and hay fever were significant lower. Women reported more symptoms than men. Preterm women vs controls: asthma 13% vs 5% (p
Subject
Adult
Asthma
Atopy
Birth weight
Cohort analysis
Controlled study
Dyspnea
Eczema
Europe
Exercise
Female
Follow up
Gestational age
Hay fever
Health survey
Human
Lung disease
Major clinical study
Male
Netherlands
Newborn disease
Physician
Population research
Prematurity
Prevalence
Prospective study
Questionnaire
Respiratory tract disease
Sex difference
Statistical significance
Symptomatology
Wheezing
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-6-117
TNO identifier
238759
ISSN
1465-993X
Source
Respiratory Research, 6 (6)
Document type
article