PEDIATRICS Vol. 56 No. 5s November 1975, pp. 847-850
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Incidence of Exercise-Induced Asthma in Children

C. Warren Bierman M.D.1, Isamu Kawabori M.D.1, and William E. Pierson M.D.1

1 Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Washington, and the Division of Allergy, Children's Orthopedic Hospital and Medical Center, Seattle, Washington

The incidence of exercise-induced asthma (EIA) was studied in 134 asthmatic, 102 nonasthmatic atopic, and 56 nonatopic children. Pulmonary function tests measuring forced vital capacity (FVC) and one-second forced expiratory volume (FEV1) were performed on each child prior to and serially for 20 minutes following free running exercise. The incidence of EIA among the asthmatic and atopic nonasthmatic children was 63% and 41% respectively, and 7% among control subjects.

Airway function was studied prior to and after a standardized free running exercise test. Forty-one percent of the nonasthmatic and 63% of the asthmatic atopic children had a significant decrease in airway function as compared to 5% of the nonallergic subjects.