By contrast, attacks of wheezing had the highest specificity (65.8%), but moderate sensitivity (50.8%).
3.44-fold (95% CI 1.19 9.94) more likely to experience severe attacks of wheezing limiting speech (P = 0.02).
A wide diversity of RV genotypes cause recurrent infections that lead to attacks of wheezing that begin in infancy.
The question on wheeze ever, does not mention attacks of wheezing in order to identify children with persistent symptoms characterised as episodes of attacks [ 42].
Compared to asthmatic children without rhinitis, those with both asthma and rhinitis were: 2.89-fold (95% CI 1.41 5.91) more likely to experience frequent attacks of wheezing (P < 0.01).
Positive response to the question 'Does the child's mother smoke at present?' Parentally reported number of attacks of wheezing their child had in the past 12 months.
Asthma is a common inflammatory disorder of the airways characterized by variable and recurring symptoms and airflow obstruction, including attacks of wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing [ 1, 2].
Parental reports showed a reduction in sleep disturbed by wheeze (adjusted odds ratio 0.55, 95% confidence interval 0.35 to 0.85; P<0.001) and dry cough at night (0.52, 0.32 to 0.83; P=0.The.The other three symptoms (attacks of wheezing, speech limited by wheeze, and wheeze during exercise) improved but not significantly.
Amongst asthmatic children, contemporaneous rhinitis was associated with more frequent wheeze attacks (2.4-fold increase in risk), more severe attacks of wheezing associated with speech limitations (3.4-fold increase in risk), more frequent visits to the family doctor (9.5-fold increase in risk) and greater school absenteeism because of asthma (nine-fold increase in risk).
Severe asthma symptoms: in the past 12 months, either four or more attacks of wheezing and/or sleep disturbed due to wheezing one or more nights per week on average and/or wheeze-limiting speech to only one or two words at a time between breaths.
