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Peak expiratory flow rates in healthy Turkish children living in Istanbul, Turkey

dc.contributor.authorÖneş, Ülker
dc.contributor.authorSomer, Ayper
dc.contributor.authorDişçi, Rian
dc.contributor.authorGüler, Nermin
dc.contributor.buuauthorSapan, Nihat
dc.contributor.departmentTıp Fakültesi
dc.contributor.departmentÇocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Ana Bilim Dalı
dc.contributor.scopusid6602156485
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-24T09:33:10Z
dc.date.available2023-03-24T09:33:10Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.description.abstractIn the evaluation and management of bronchial asthma, simple instruments for measurements of the peak expiratory flow (PEF) rate are needed. The aim of this study was to determine normal PEF values of Turkish children living in Istanbul. This is the largest study conducted in Turkey. In a cross-sectional study, we measured PEF in 2791 healthy schoolchildren (1468 boys and 1323 girls) aged 7-14 years, with a Mini Wright peak flow meter. We entered height, age, and sex into the regression equation. The equation for prediction of PEF in boys was calculated as (3.5 X height [cm]) + (9.2 X age [years]) - 256.5, (p < 0.0001; r = 0.83) and for girls as (3.3 X height [cm]) + (10.2 X age [years]) - 263.7 (p < 0.0001; r = 0.81). We found that PEF values of Turkish children were similar to British and Danish children, but significant differences were noted with Greek, Irish, Mexican American, African-American, and white American children. Our results were significantly lower compared with another study conducted in Adana, a small southern city (<1 million inhabitants) in Turkey. Istanbul being a cosmopolitan big city (>7 millions inhabitants) can reflect more reliably real PEF values of Turkish children. We concluded that our findings would serve as an important basis for preparing centile curves for normal PEF values for Turkish children.
dc.identifier.citationÖneş, Ü. vd. (2004). “Peak expiratory flow rates in healthy Turkish children living in Istanbul, Turkey”. Allergy and Asthma Proceedings, 25(5), 313-320.
dc.identifier.endpage320
dc.identifier.issn1088-5412
dc.identifier.issue5
dc.identifier.pubmed15603204
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-8844281532
dc.identifier.startpage313
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11452/31730
dc.identifier.volume25
dc.identifier.wos000225343500007
dc.indexed.wosSCIE
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherOcean Side Publications
dc.relation.collaborationYurt içi
dc.relation.journalAllergy and Asthma Proceedings
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectAllergy
dc.subjectChildhood asthma
dc.subjectBlack
dc.subjectWright
dc.subjectWhite
dc.subject.emtreeArticle
dc.subject.emtreeAsthma
dc.subject.emtreeChild
dc.subject.emtreeEthnic difference
dc.subject.emtreeFemale
dc.subject.emtreeHuman
dc.subject.emtreeMale
dc.subject.emtreePeak expiratory flow
dc.subject.emtreePopulation research
dc.subject.emtreePrediction
dc.subject.emtreeTurkey (republic)
dc.subject.meshAdolescent
dc.subject.meshAge factors
dc.subject.meshBody height
dc.subject.meshBody mass index
dc.subject.meshBody weight
dc.subject.meshChild
dc.subject.meshCross-sectional studies
dc.subject.meshEthnic groups
dc.subject.meshFemale
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshMale
dc.subject.meshPeak expiratory flow rate
dc.subject.meshReference values
dc.subject.meshSex factors
dc.subject.meshTurkey
dc.subject.scopusPeak Expiratory Flow Rate; Spirometers; Asthma
dc.subject.wosAllergy
dc.titlePeak expiratory flow rates in healthy Turkish children living in Istanbul, Turkey
dc.typeArticle
dc.wos.quartileQ3
dspace.entity.typePublication
local.contributor.departmentTıp Fakültesi/Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Ana Bilim Dalı
local.indexed.atScopus
local.indexed.atWOS

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