The variables of interest were whether these patients were diagnosed with asthma
Histology of lung tissue in mobile microscopic view. Photo: Shutterstock.
A low quality in nutrition might contribute to a lack of control of asthma in Puerto Rican youth. For this reason, researchers from the Country undertook to examine whether an unhealthy diet in one or two study visits carried out for approximately 5 years was associated with asthma, severe exacerbations of the condition and a decrease in lung function in young people. Puerto Ricans.
This was a prospective study of 406 Puerto Rican youth ages 6 to 14 years at an initial visit and ages 9 to 20 years at a follow-up visit.
The nutrition from this cohort was assessed using a dietary score ranging from -2 to +2, where unhealthy was classified as a non-positive score (0 to -2) at one or both visits.
The variables of interest were whether these patients had been diagnosed with asthma, one or more severe exacerbations in the year prior to the second visit, and the change in the percentage of predicted lung function measures (FEV1, FVC, and FEV1/FVC) between the first and second visit.
A multivariable analysis showed that an unhealthy diet at both visits was associated with increased odds of asthma and severe asthma exacerbations, but not changes in lung function, the study data support.
The findings of this study, published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunologysupport the development of new health policies that promote a healthy diet in Puerto Rican youth with a high risk of developing asthma.
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