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Adolescents with wheeze have increased risk of additional health problems. The Young-HUNT study, Norway.
Prev Med. 2007 Feb; 44(2):178-82.PM

Abstract

OBJECTIVE

To explore the hypothesis of an association between current wheeze and other health problems in adolescence and to investigate any sex differences.

METHODS

N=8817 adolescents aged 13-19 years completed a self-administered questionnaire including questions on health and lifestyle in Norway (1995-1997).

RESULTS

All subjective health problems were significantly more prevalent in current wheezers compared to non-wheezers (frequent headache: girls 18% vs. 9%, boys 8% vs. 3%; frequent neck and shoulder pain: girls 10% vs. 5%, boys 6% vs. 2%; frequent joint and muscle pain: girls 6% vs. 2%, boys 6% vs. 2%; and frequent abdominal pain: girls 10% vs. 3%, boys 3% vs.1%). In both sexes, adjusted for covariates, current wheezers had statistically significant increased risk of reporting frequent headache (girls OR=2.0, boys OR=2.9), frequent neck and shoulder pain (girls OR=1.9, boys OR=3.3), frequent joint and muscle pain (girls OR=2.7, boys OR=3.5) and frequent abdominal pain (girls OR=2.7, boys OR=2.0).

CONCLUSIONS

Current adolescent wheezers reported more additional health problems compared to non-wheezers. Even if girls reported more symptoms in general, the associations were stronger in boys. The findings are important for the clinical approach to teenage wheezers and should increase doctors' awareness of coexistence of other health complaints in these patients.

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Tollefsen E
Trondheim University Hospital, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Trondheim, Norway. elin.tollefsen@ntnu.no
Langhammer A
No affiliation info available
Bjermer L
No affiliation info available
Kurtze N
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Holmen TL
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MeSH

Abdominal PainAdolescentAdultCase-Control StudiesFemaleHeadacheHealth SurveysHumansMaleNeck PainNorwayRespiratory SoundsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSex FactorsSurveys and Questionnaires

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

17055041

Citation

Tollefsen, Elin, et al. "Adolescents With Wheeze Have Increased Risk of Additional Health Problems. the Young-HUNT Study, Norway." Preventive Medicine, vol. 44, no. 2, 2007, pp. 178-82.
Tollefsen E, Langhammer A, Bjermer L, et al. Adolescents with wheeze have increased risk of additional health problems. The Young-HUNT study, Norway. Prev Med. 2007;44(2):178-82.
Tollefsen, E., Langhammer, A., Bjermer, L., Kurtze, N., & Holmen, T. L. (2007). Adolescents with wheeze have increased risk of additional health problems. The Young-HUNT study, Norway. Preventive Medicine, 44(2), 178-82.
Tollefsen E, et al. Adolescents With Wheeze Have Increased Risk of Additional Health Problems. the Young-HUNT Study, Norway. Prev Med. 2007;44(2):178-82. PubMed PMID: 17055041.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Adolescents with wheeze have increased risk of additional health problems. The Young-HUNT study, Norway. AU - Tollefsen,Elin, AU - Langhammer,Arnulf, AU - Bjermer,Leif, AU - Kurtze,Nanna, AU - Holmen,Turid L, Y1 - 2006/10/19/ PY - 2006/07/18/received PY - 2006/08/30/revised PY - 2006/09/08/accepted PY - 2006/10/24/pubmed PY - 2007/4/18/medline PY - 2006/10/24/entrez SP - 178 EP - 82 JF - Preventive medicine JO - Prev Med VL - 44 IS - 2 N2 - OBJECTIVE: To explore the hypothesis of an association between current wheeze and other health problems in adolescence and to investigate any sex differences. METHODS: N=8817 adolescents aged 13-19 years completed a self-administered questionnaire including questions on health and lifestyle in Norway (1995-1997). RESULTS: All subjective health problems were significantly more prevalent in current wheezers compared to non-wheezers (frequent headache: girls 18% vs. 9%, boys 8% vs. 3%; frequent neck and shoulder pain: girls 10% vs. 5%, boys 6% vs. 2%; frequent joint and muscle pain: girls 6% vs. 2%, boys 6% vs. 2%; and frequent abdominal pain: girls 10% vs. 3%, boys 3% vs.1%). In both sexes, adjusted for covariates, current wheezers had statistically significant increased risk of reporting frequent headache (girls OR=2.0, boys OR=2.9), frequent neck and shoulder pain (girls OR=1.9, boys OR=3.3), frequent joint and muscle pain (girls OR=2.7, boys OR=3.5) and frequent abdominal pain (girls OR=2.7, boys OR=2.0). CONCLUSIONS: Current adolescent wheezers reported more additional health problems compared to non-wheezers. Even if girls reported more symptoms in general, the associations were stronger in boys. The findings are important for the clinical approach to teenage wheezers and should increase doctors' awareness of coexistence of other health complaints in these patients. SN - 0091-7435 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/17055041/Adolescents_with_wheeze_have_increased_risk_of_additional_health_problems__The_Young_HUNT_study_Norway_ L2 - https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0091-7435(06)00375-6 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -