Annual increase in body mass index in children with asthma on higher doses of inhaled steroids

Meghna Jani; Simon Ogston; Somnath Mukhopadhyay

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2005.05.018

Annual increase in body mass index in children with asthma on higher doses of inhaled steroids

J Pediatr. 2005 Oct;147(4):549-51. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2005.05.018.

Authors

Meghna Jani¹, Simon Ogston, Somnath Mukhopadhyay

Affiliation

¹ Division of Maternal and Child Health Sciences, University of Dundee Medical School, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, Scotland, UK.

PMID: 16227047
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2005.05.018

Abstract

There is a greater annual increase in body mass index in children with asthma receiving inhaled steroids at a dose > or =400 microg/day (0.5 kg/m2/year; n=100) compared with those receiving < or =200 microg/day (0.1 kg/m2/year; n=98) (P=.0003). This is consistent with an annual increase in body fat in children with asthma receiving > or =400 microg/day of inhaled steroids.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Administration, Inhalation
Androstadienes / administration & dosage
Anti-Inflammatory Agents / administration & dosage
Asthma / drug therapy*
Beclomethasone / administration & dosage
Body Mass Index*
Budesonide / administration & dosage
Child
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Female
Fluticasone
Glucocorticoids / administration & dosage*
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male

Substances

Androstadienes
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Glucocorticoids
Budesonide
Fluticasone
Beclomethasone