Global Asthma Network Phase I study in Mexico: prevalence of asthma symptoms, risk factors and altitude associations—a cross-sectional study

Background Global Asthma Network (GAN) was established in 2012 as a development to the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood to improve asthma care globally.Objective To survey asthma, allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis in primary and secondary school children and to investig...

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Main Authors: Philippa Ellwood, Luis Garcia-Marcos, Blanca Estela Del-Río-Navarro, Arturo Berber, Nayely Reyes-Noriega, Elsy Maureen Navarrete-Rodríguez, Roberto García-Almaraz, Omar Josué Saucedo-Ramírez, Valente Juan Mérida-Palacio, Beatriz Del Carmen Ramos-García, Alberto José Escalante-Domínguez, Francisco Javier Linares-Zapién, Héctor Leonardo Moreno-Gardea, Georgina Ochoa-López, Luis Octavio Hernández-Mondragón, José Santos Lozano-Sáenz, José Antonio Sacre-Hazouri, Ángeles Juan-Pineda, Ma Guadalupe Sánchez-Coronel, Noel Rodríguez-Pérez, María de Jesús Ambriz-Moreno, OJ Saucedo Ramírez, V Merida-Palacio, BC Ramos-García, AJ Escalante-Dominguez, F Linares-Zapien, HL Gardea-Moreno, G Ochoa-Lopez, LO Hernández-Mondragón, JS Lozano-Saenz, JA Sacre-Hazouri, A Juan-Pineda, MG Sánchez Coronel, N Rodríguez-Pérez, MJ Ambriz-Moreno
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author Philippa Ellwood
Luis Garcia-Marcos
Blanca Estela Del-Río-Navarro
Arturo Berber
Nayely Reyes-Noriega
Elsy Maureen Navarrete-Rodríguez
Roberto García-Almaraz
Omar Josué Saucedo-Ramírez
Valente Juan Mérida-Palacio
Beatriz Del Carmen Ramos-García
Alberto José Escalante-Domínguez
Francisco Javier Linares-Zapién
Héctor Leonardo Moreno-Gardea
Georgina Ochoa-López
Luis Octavio Hernández-Mondragón
José Santos Lozano-Sáenz
José Antonio Sacre-Hazouri
Ángeles Juan-Pineda
Ma Guadalupe Sánchez-Coronel
Noel Rodríguez-Pérez
María de Jesús Ambriz-Moreno
OJ Saucedo Ramírez
V Merida-Palacio
BC Ramos-García
AJ Escalante-Dominguez
F Linares-Zapien
HL Gardea-Moreno
G Ochoa-Lopez
LO Hernández-Mondragón
JS Lozano-Saenz
JA Sacre-Hazouri
A Juan-Pineda
MG Sánchez Coronel
N Rodríguez-Pérez
MJ Ambriz-Moreno
author_facet Philippa Ellwood
Luis Garcia-Marcos
Blanca Estela Del-Río-Navarro
Arturo Berber
Nayely Reyes-Noriega
Elsy Maureen Navarrete-Rodríguez
Roberto García-Almaraz
Omar Josué Saucedo-Ramírez
Valente Juan Mérida-Palacio
Beatriz Del Carmen Ramos-García
Alberto José Escalante-Domínguez
Francisco Javier Linares-Zapién
Héctor Leonardo Moreno-Gardea
Georgina Ochoa-López
Luis Octavio Hernández-Mondragón
José Santos Lozano-Sáenz
José Antonio Sacre-Hazouri
Ángeles Juan-Pineda
Ma Guadalupe Sánchez-Coronel
Noel Rodríguez-Pérez
María de Jesús Ambriz-Moreno
OJ Saucedo Ramírez
V Merida-Palacio
BC Ramos-García
AJ Escalante-Dominguez
F Linares-Zapien
HL Gardea-Moreno
G Ochoa-Lopez
LO Hernández-Mondragón
JS Lozano-Saenz
JA Sacre-Hazouri
A Juan-Pineda
MG Sánchez Coronel
N Rodríguez-Pérez
MJ Ambriz-Moreno
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description Background Global Asthma Network (GAN) was established in 2012 as a development to the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood to improve asthma care globally.Objective To survey asthma, allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis in primary and secondary school children and to investigate and evaluate its prevalence, severity, management and risk factors in Mexico.Methods GAN Phase I is a cross-sectional, multicentre survey carried out in 15 centres corresponding to 14 Mexican cities throughout 2016–2019 using the validated Spanish language version of the GAN Phase I questionnaires. The questionnaires were completed by parents of 6–7-year-old primary school pupils (school children) and by 13–14-year-old adolescents.Results A total of 35 780 school children and 41 399 adolescents participated. Wheezing ever prevalence was 26.2% (95% CI 25.8% to 26.7%) in school children and 23.9% (95% CI 23.4% to 24.3%) in adolescents. The corresponding frequencies for current wheeze were 10.2% (95% CI 9.9% to 10.5%) and 11.6% (95% CI 11.2% to 11.9%). In school children, the risk factors for current wheeze were rhinitis (OR 4.484; 95% CI 3.915% to 5.134%) and rash symptoms (OR 1.735; 95% CI 1.461% to 2.059%). For adolescents, rhinitis symptoms (OR 3.492; 95% CI 3.188% to 3.825%) and allergic rhinitis diagnosis (OR 2.144; 95% CI 1.787% to 2.572%) were the most significant. For both groups, there was a negative relation with centres’ sea level altitude higher than 1500 m above mean sea level (p<0.005).Conclusions The most important risk factors for asthma symptoms in both age groups were the presence of rhinitis and rash symptoms or diagnosis. On the other hand, sea level altitude higher than 1500 metres was a protective factor.
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spelling doaj-art-99d39977bce04ffb9e24c8fd2e4d14762025-08-20T02:33:32ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open Respiratory Research2052-44392020-09-017110.1136/bmjresp-2020-000658Global Asthma Network Phase I study in Mexico: prevalence of asthma symptoms, risk factors and altitude associations—a cross-sectional studyPhilippa Ellwood0Luis Garcia-Marcos1Blanca Estela Del-Río-Navarro2Arturo Berber3Nayely Reyes-Noriega4Elsy Maureen Navarrete-Rodríguez5Roberto García-Almaraz6Omar Josué Saucedo-Ramírez7Valente Juan Mérida-Palacio8Beatriz Del Carmen Ramos-García9Alberto José Escalante-Domínguez10Francisco Javier Linares-Zapién11Héctor Leonardo Moreno-Gardea12Georgina Ochoa-López13Luis Octavio Hernández-Mondragón14José Santos Lozano-Sáenz15José Antonio Sacre-Hazouri16Ángeles Juan-Pineda17Ma Guadalupe Sánchez-Coronel18Noel Rodríguez-Pérez19María de Jesús Ambriz-Moreno20OJ Saucedo RamírezV Merida-PalacioBC Ramos-GarcíaAJ Escalante-DominguezF Linares-ZapienHL Gardea-MorenoG Ochoa-LopezLO Hernández-MondragónJS Lozano-SaenzJA Sacre-HazouriA Juan-PinedaMG Sánchez CoronelN Rodríguez-PérezMJ Ambriz-MorenoPaediatrics: Child and Youth Health, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New ZealandPaediatric Allergy and Pulmonology Units ‘Virgen de la Arrixaca’ University Children’s Hospital, University of Murcia, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, SpainAllergy and Immunology, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gomez, Mexico City, MexicoAllergy and Immunology, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gomez, Mexico City, MexicoAllergy and Immunology, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gomez, Mexico City, MexicoAllergy and Immunology, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gomez, Mexico City, MexicoAllergy and Immunology, Hospital Infantil de Tamaulipas, Ciudad Victoria, MexicoAllergy and Immunology, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gomez, Mexico City, MexicoAllergy and Immunology, Clínica de Asma-Alergia, Mexicali, MexicoAllergy and Immunology, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, MexicoAllergy and Immunology, Hospital General de Tijuana, Tijuana, MexicoAllergy and Immunology, Centro de Investigación, Diagnóstico y Tratamiento de Asma y Alergias, Toluca, Estado de México, MexicoAllergy and Immunology, Hospital Ángeles Chihuahua, Chihuahua, MexicoAllergy and Immunology, Hospital Ángeles Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, MexicoAllergy and Immunology, CRIT Michoacán, Morelia, Michoacán, MexicoAllergy and Immunology, Hospital Ángeles Xalapa, Xalapa, Veracruz, MexicoAllergy and Immunology, Universidad Veracruzana, Córdoba, Veracruz, MexicoAllergy and Immunology, Private practice, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, MexicoAllergy and Immunology, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, MexicoAllergy and Immunology, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, MexicoAllergy and Immunology, Hospital General de Matamoros, Matamoros, MexicoBackground Global Asthma Network (GAN) was established in 2012 as a development to the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood to improve asthma care globally.Objective To survey asthma, allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis in primary and secondary school children and to investigate and evaluate its prevalence, severity, management and risk factors in Mexico.Methods GAN Phase I is a cross-sectional, multicentre survey carried out in 15 centres corresponding to 14 Mexican cities throughout 2016–2019 using the validated Spanish language version of the GAN Phase I questionnaires. The questionnaires were completed by parents of 6–7-year-old primary school pupils (school children) and by 13–14-year-old adolescents.Results A total of 35 780 school children and 41 399 adolescents participated. Wheezing ever prevalence was 26.2% (95% CI 25.8% to 26.7%) in school children and 23.9% (95% CI 23.4% to 24.3%) in adolescents. The corresponding frequencies for current wheeze were 10.2% (95% CI 9.9% to 10.5%) and 11.6% (95% CI 11.2% to 11.9%). In school children, the risk factors for current wheeze were rhinitis (OR 4.484; 95% CI 3.915% to 5.134%) and rash symptoms (OR 1.735; 95% CI 1.461% to 2.059%). For adolescents, rhinitis symptoms (OR 3.492; 95% CI 3.188% to 3.825%) and allergic rhinitis diagnosis (OR 2.144; 95% CI 1.787% to 2.572%) were the most significant. For both groups, there was a negative relation with centres’ sea level altitude higher than 1500 m above mean sea level (p<0.005).Conclusions The most important risk factors for asthma symptoms in both age groups were the presence of rhinitis and rash symptoms or diagnosis. On the other hand, sea level altitude higher than 1500 metres was a protective factor.https://bmjopenrespres.bmj.com/content/7/1/e000658.full
spellingShingle Philippa Ellwood
Luis Garcia-Marcos
Blanca Estela Del-Río-Navarro
Arturo Berber
Nayely Reyes-Noriega
Elsy Maureen Navarrete-Rodríguez
Roberto García-Almaraz
Omar Josué Saucedo-Ramírez
Valente Juan Mérida-Palacio
Beatriz Del Carmen Ramos-García
Alberto José Escalante-Domínguez
Francisco Javier Linares-Zapién
Héctor Leonardo Moreno-Gardea
Georgina Ochoa-López
Luis Octavio Hernández-Mondragón
José Santos Lozano-Sáenz
José Antonio Sacre-Hazouri
Ángeles Juan-Pineda
Ma Guadalupe Sánchez-Coronel
Noel Rodríguez-Pérez
María de Jesús Ambriz-Moreno
OJ Saucedo Ramírez
V Merida-Palacio
BC Ramos-García
AJ Escalante-Dominguez
F Linares-Zapien
HL Gardea-Moreno
G Ochoa-Lopez
LO Hernández-Mondragón
JS Lozano-Saenz
JA Sacre-Hazouri
A Juan-Pineda
MG Sánchez Coronel
N Rodríguez-Pérez
MJ Ambriz-Moreno
Global Asthma Network Phase I study in Mexico: prevalence of asthma symptoms, risk factors and altitude associations—a cross-sectional study
BMJ Open Respiratory Research
title Global Asthma Network Phase I study in Mexico: prevalence of asthma symptoms, risk factors and altitude associations—a cross-sectional study
title_full Global Asthma Network Phase I study in Mexico: prevalence of asthma symptoms, risk factors and altitude associations—a cross-sectional study
title_fullStr Global Asthma Network Phase I study in Mexico: prevalence of asthma symptoms, risk factors and altitude associations—a cross-sectional study
title_full_unstemmed Global Asthma Network Phase I study in Mexico: prevalence of asthma symptoms, risk factors and altitude associations—a cross-sectional study
title_short Global Asthma Network Phase I study in Mexico: prevalence of asthma symptoms, risk factors and altitude associations—a cross-sectional study
title_sort global asthma network phase i study in mexico prevalence of asthma symptoms risk factors and altitude associations a cross sectional study
url https://bmjopenrespres.bmj.com/content/7/1/e000658.full
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