tailieunhanh - Báo cáo y học: "Self-reported asthma and allergies in top athletes compared to the general population - results of the German part of the GA2LEN-Olympic study 2008"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học General Psychiatry cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: Self-reported asthma and allergies in top athletes compared to the general population - results of the German part of the GA2LEN-Olympic study 2008. | Thomas et al. Allergy Asthma Clinical Immunology 2010 6 31 http content 6 1 31 ALLERGY ASTHMA CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH Open Access Self-reported asthma and allergies in top athletes compared to the general population - results of the German part of the GA2LEN-Olympic study 2008 1 2 111 1 Silke Thomas Bernd Wolfarth Caroline Wittmer Dennis Nowak Katja Radon GA2LEN-Olympic Study-Team Abstract Background Prevalence of asthma and allergies in top athletes is high. However most previous studies did not include a general population comparison group. We aimed to compare the prevalence of asthma allergies and medical treatment in different groups of German top athletes to the general population. Methods Prior to the 2008 Summer Olympic Games 291 German candidates for participation 65 completed a questionnaire on respiratory and allergic symptoms. Results were compared to those of a general population study in Germany n 2425 response 68 . Furthermore associations between types of sports and the self-reported outcomes were calculated. All models were adjusted for age sex level of education and smoking. Results Athletes reported significantly more doctors diagnosed asthma 17 vs. 7 more current use of asthma medication 10 vs. 4 and allergic rhinitis 25 vs. 17 compared to the general population. After adjustment top athletes only had an increased Odds Ratio for doctor s diagnosed asthma OR 95 CI . Compared to the general population athletes in endurance sports had an increased OR for doctor s diagnosed asthma and current use of asthma medication . In this group current wheeze was increased when use of asthma medication was taken into account . For other groups of athletes no significantly increased ORs were observed. Conclusions Compared to the general population an increased risk of asthma diagnosis and treatment was shown for athletes involved in endurance sports. This might be due to a better medical .