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Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction in Tunisian elite athletes is underdiagnosed

Many studies have shown an increased risk of developing exercise-induced bronchoconstriction among the athletic population, particularly at the elite level. Subjective methods for assessing exercise-induced bronchoconstriction such as surveys and questionnaires have been used but have resulted in an...

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Autores principales: Sallaoui, Ridha, Zendah², Ines, Ghedira², Habib, Belhaouz³, Mohcine, Ghrairi³, Mourad, Amri³, Mohamed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3781881/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24198569
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OAJSM.S19389
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author Sallaoui, Ridha
Zendah², Ines
Ghedira², Habib
Belhaouz³, Mohcine
Ghrairi³, Mourad
Amri³, Mohamed
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Zendah², Ines
Ghedira², Habib
Belhaouz³, Mohcine
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description Many studies have shown an increased risk of developing exercise-induced bronchoconstriction among the athletic population, particularly at the elite level. Subjective methods for assessing exercise-induced bronchoconstriction such as surveys and questionnaires have been used but have resulted in an underestimation of the prevalence of airway dysfunction when compared with objective measurements. The aim of the present study was to compare the prevalence of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction among Tunisian elite athletes obtained using an objective method with that using a subjective method, and to discuss the possible causes and implications of the observed discrepancy. As the objective method we used spirometry before and after exercise and for the subjective approach we used a medical history questionnaire. All of the recruited 107 elite athletes responded to the questionnaire about respiratory symptoms and medical history and underwent a resting spirometry testing before and after exercise. Post-exercise spirometry revealed the presence of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction in 14 (13%) of the elite athletes, while only 1.8% reported having previously been diagnosed with asthma. In conclusion, our findings indicate that medical history-based diagnoses of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction lead to underestimations of true sufferers.
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spelling pubmed-37818812013-11-06 Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction in Tunisian elite athletes is underdiagnosed Sallaoui, Ridha Zendah², Ines Ghedira², Habib Belhaouz³, Mohcine Ghrairi³, Mourad Amri³, Mohamed Open Access J Sports Med Original Research Many studies have shown an increased risk of developing exercise-induced bronchoconstriction among the athletic population, particularly at the elite level. Subjective methods for assessing exercise-induced bronchoconstriction such as surveys and questionnaires have been used but have resulted in an underestimation of the prevalence of airway dysfunction when compared with objective measurements. The aim of the present study was to compare the prevalence of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction among Tunisian elite athletes obtained using an objective method with that using a subjective method, and to discuss the possible causes and implications of the observed discrepancy. As the objective method we used spirometry before and after exercise and for the subjective approach we used a medical history questionnaire. All of the recruited 107 elite athletes responded to the questionnaire about respiratory symptoms and medical history and underwent a resting spirometry testing before and after exercise. Post-exercise spirometry revealed the presence of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction in 14 (13%) of the elite athletes, while only 1.8% reported having previously been diagnosed with asthma. In conclusion, our findings indicate that medical history-based diagnoses of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction lead to underestimations of true sufferers. Dove Medical Press 2011-06-02 /pmc/articles/PMC3781881/ /pubmed/24198569 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OAJSM.S19389 Text en © 2011 Sallaoui et al, publisher and licensee Dove Medical Press Ltd This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction in Tunisian elite athletes is underdiagnosed
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title_fullStr Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction in Tunisian elite athletes is underdiagnosed
title_full_unstemmed Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction in Tunisian elite athletes is underdiagnosed
title_short Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction in Tunisian elite athletes is underdiagnosed
title_sort exercise-induced bronchoconstriction in tunisian elite athletes is underdiagnosed
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3781881/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24198569
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OAJSM.S19389
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