Table 5 Distribution (N, %) of Children with New-Onset Asthma/or Wheezing and All Children According to PA
First author, publication year | PA-exposure levels | New-onset asthma outcome | New-onset asthma, N (%) | All children N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Vogelberg et al., 2007 [52] | Low PA if sport freq ≤ once/wk High PA (rfgr) if sport freq ≥ two times/wk | Wheezing | Low PA: 199 (60.5) High PA: 130 (39.5) | Low PA: 1,470 (51.4) High PA: 1,388 (48.6) |
Sherriff et al., 2009 [45] | Low PA if TV viewing ≥1 hr/day High PA (rfgr) if TV viewing = none or <1 hr/day | Asthma | Low PA: 61 (78.2) High PA: 17 (21.8) | Low PA: 1,100 (68.8) High PA: 499 (31.2) |
Islam et al., 2009 [51] | Low PA if number of team sports = none High PA (rfgr) if number of team sports ≥1 | Asthma | Low PA: 57 (40.1) High PA: 85 (59.9) | Low PA: 648 (41.0) High PA: 932 (59.0) |